Jonathan M. Dorfan

South African physicist
Person human Q6273763
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Jonathan M. Dorfan

Summary

Jonathan M. Dorfan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cape Town[2]. He was born on +1947-10-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4] and physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's place of birth was Cape Town[2].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan was born on +1947-10-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan held citizenship in South Africa[7].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan worked as a physicist[5].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's field of work was particle physics[8].
  • Among Jonathan M. Dorfan's employers was SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[9].
  • Among Jonathan M. Dorfan's employers was Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology[10].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan was educated at University of Cape Town[11].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan was educated at University of California, Irvine[12].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan received the Panofsky Prize[13].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan received the honorary doctor of the University of Maryland[14].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan received the honorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town[15].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's image is recorded as JonathanDorfan.jpg[17].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan is recorded as male[18].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132940212[20].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2010118759[21].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's Commons category is recorded as Jonathan M. Dorfan[22].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qtc_c[23].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's family name is recorded as Dorfan[24].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's given name is recorded as Jonathan[25].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Jonathan M. Dorfan's INSPIRE-HEP author ID is recorded as J.Dorfan.1[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jonathan M. Dorfan's place of birth was Cape Town[2]. He was born on +1947-10-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cape Town[11], a public university[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1829[30], headquartered in Cape Town[31] and University of California, Irvine[12], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1965[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4] and physicist[5]. Jonathan M. Dorfan's field of work was particle physics[8]. Employers include SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[9], a research center[35], in United States[36], founded in 1962[37], headquartered in Menlo Park[38] and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology[10], a university[39], in Japan[40], founded in 2005[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Panofsky Prize[13], an award[42], founded in 1988[43]; honorary doctor of the University of Maryland[14], an award[44], in United States[45]; and honorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town[15], an award[46], in South Africa[47].

Why It Matters

Jonathan M. Dorfan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Jonathan M. Dorfan born?

Jonathan M. Dorfan's place of birth was Cape Town[2].

What did Jonathan M. Dorfan do for work?

Jonathan M. Dorfan worked as university teacher[4] and physicist[5].

Where did Jonathan M. Dorfan go to school?

Jonathan M. Dorfan was educated at University of Cape Town[11] and University of California, Irvine[12].

What awards did Jonathan M. Dorfan receive?

Honors received include Panofsky Prize[13], honorary doctor of the University of Maryland[14], and honorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Six to receive UCT honorary degrees in 2008. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Jonathan M. Dorfan. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/jonathan-m-dorfan
MLA “Jonathan M. Dorfan.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/jonathan-m-dorfan.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_jonathan-m-dorfan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Jonathan M. Dorfan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/jonathan-m-dorfan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Jonathan M. Dorfan — https://4ort.xyz/entity/jonathan-m-dorfan (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jonathan-m-dorfan · Last refreshed: