Juan Martín Maldacena

Argentine physicist
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Summary

Juan Martín Maldacena was born on September 10, 1968[1], in Tunuyán[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3], theoretical physicist[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,157 views/month, #7,038 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Argentina[7], United States[8], Italy[9]
  • Field of work: theoretical physics[10]
  • Employer: Princeton University[11], Institute for Advanced Study[12]
  • Educated at: Liceo Militar General San Martín[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: Curtis Callan[14]
  • Award received: MacArthur Fellows Program[15], Oskar Klein Medal[16], Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics[17], Lorentz Medal[18], diamond Konex award[19], Pomeranchuk Prize[20], Q56562004[21], Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[22], ICTP Dirac Medal[23], Sackler Prize for Physics[24], Galileo Galilei medal[25], Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires[26], Albert Einstein Medal[27], Edward A. Bouchet Award[28]
  • Member of: Pontifical Academy of Sciences[29], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[30], National Academy of Sciences[31], American Physical Society[32], International Centre for Theoretical Physics[33]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[34]
  • Sex or gender: male[35]
  • Doctoral student: Hai Lin[36], Kenan Diab[37], Alexander V. Zhiboedov[38]
  • Family name: Q115427705[39]
  • Given name: Juan[40], Martín[41]
  • Described at URL: https://www.ias.edu/scholars/maldacena[42]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[43], English[44], Italian[45]
  • Name in native language: Juan Martín Maldacena[46]
  • Interested in: theoretical physics[47]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[48]

Why It Matters

Juan Martín Maldacena has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Juan Martín Maldacena born?

Juan Martín Maldacena's place of birth was Tunuyán[2].

What did Juan Martín Maldacena do for work?

Juan Martín Maldacena worked as a physicist[3], theoretical physicist[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Juan Martín Maldacena go to school?

Juan Martín Maldacena was educated at Liceo Militar General San Martín[13].

What awards did Juan Martín Maldacena receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[15], Oskar Klein Medal[16], Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics[17], and Lorentz Medal[18].

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . sns.ias.edu. sns.ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . sns.ias.edu. sns.ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . sns.ias.edu. sns.ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . okc.albanova.se. okc.albanova.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved . breakthroughprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . knaw.nl. knaw.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . fundacionkonex.org. Retrieved . fundacionkonex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . ias.edu. ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . ictp.it. ictp.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . ggi.infn.it. ggi.infn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . ias.edu. ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . ias.edu. Retrieved . ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . aps.org. aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . INSPIRE-HEP. wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . sns.ias.edu. sns.ias.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Christianity
    National academy of sciences member id → 20022805
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'azb', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl',
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  2. 8w ago · ~2026-46082-16 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Christianity
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  3. 8w ago · ~2026-44915-40 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Juan Martín Maldacena'}
    Place of birth → Tunuyán
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of birth: 10 September 1968"
  4. 8w ago · ~2026-45114-71 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Juan Martín Maldacena'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Name in native language: Andrés Rivaas"
  5. 17w ago · Hogü-456 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Award received: Albert Einstein Medal"
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