Karl Freed

American theoretical chemist
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Karl Freed

Summary

Karl Freed is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1942-09-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a theoretical chemist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Karl Freed was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Karl Freed was born on +1942-09-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Karl Freed held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Karl Freed's professions included theoretical chemist[4].
  • Among Karl Freed's employers was University of Chicago[7].
  • Karl Freed's education included a stint at Harvard University[8].
  • Karl Freed was educated at Columbia University[9].
  • Karl Freed's doctoral advisor was William Klemperer[10].
  • Karl Freed received the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[11].
  • Karl Freed received the Marlow Award[12].
  • Karl Freed received the Polymer Physics Prize[13].
  • Karl Freed received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Karl Freed was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Karl Freed was a member of American Physical Society[16].
  • Karl Freed is recorded as male[17].
  • Karl Freed's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Karl Freed supervised Moungi Bawendi as a doctoral student[19].
  • Karl Freed supervised John Michael Jumper as a doctoral student[20].
  • Karl Freed's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116534136[21].
  • Karl Freed's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 60186664[22].
  • Karl Freed's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85360604[23].
  • Karl Freed's IdRef ID is recorded as 092093442[24].
  • Karl Freed's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01775029[25].
  • Karl Freed's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 345184[26].
  • Karl Freed's family name is recorded as Freed[27].

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Origins and Family

Karl Freed's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1942-09-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Columbia University[9], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1754[34], headquartered in Manhattan[35]. Karl Freed's doctoral advisor was William Klemperer[10].

Career and Affiliations

Karl Freed worked as a theoretical chemist[4]. Among his employers was University of Chicago[7]. Doctoral students include Moungi Bawendi[19], a chemist[36], b. 1961[37], of Tunisia[38], awarded the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[39] and John Michael Jumper[20], a computational biologist[40], b. 1985[41], of United States[42], awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry[43].

Recognition

Awards received include ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[11], a chemistry award[44], founded in 1931[45]; Marlow Award[12], a science award[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1957[48]; Polymer Physics Prize[13], a science award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1960[51]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[52], in United States[53], founded in 1925[54].

Why It Matters

Karl Freed ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Karl Freed born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Karl Freed…

What did Karl Freed do for work?

Karl Freed worked as theoretical chemist[4].

Where did Karl Freed go to school?

Karl Freed was educated at Harvard University[8] and Columbia University[9].

What awards did Karl Freed receive?

Honors received include ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[11], Marlow Award[12], Polymer Physics Prize[13], and Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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