Kurt Mendelssohn

German-born British physicist
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Kurt Mendelssohn

Summary

Kurt Mendelssohn is a human[1]. His place of birth was Berlin[2]. He was born on +1906-01-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Oxford[4]. He died on +1980-09-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kurt Mendelssohn was born in Berlin[2].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn passed away in Oxford[4].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn was born on +1906-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn died on +1980-09-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn worked as a physicist[6].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's field of work was physics[10].
  • Among Kurt Mendelssohn's employers was University of Oxford[11].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[12].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's doctoral advisor was Francis Simon[13].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn received the Fellow of the Royal Society[14].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn received the Hughes Medal[15].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn received the Simon Memorial Prize[16].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn was a member of Royal Society[17].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's image is recorded as Kurt Mendelssohn (1967).jpg[18].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn is recorded as male[19].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn supervised Harold Max Rosenberg as a doctoral student[21].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn supervised John Gilbert Daunt as a doctoral student[22].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081730611[23].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108260106[24].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's GND ID is recorded as 131406590[25].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50036976[26].
  • Kurt Mendelssohn's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12391206p[27].

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Origins and Family

Kurt Mendelssohn's place of birth was Berlin[2]. He was born on +1906-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Kurt Mendelssohn's education included a stint at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[12]. His doctoral advisor was Francis Simon[13]. He studied under Francis Simon[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. Kurt Mendelssohn's field of work was physics[10]. Among his employers was University of Oxford[11]. Doctoral students include Harold Max Rosenberg[21], a physicist[29], 1922–1993[30], of United Kingdom[31], awarded the Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit[32], specialised in physicist[33] and John Gilbert Daunt[22], a physicist[34], b. 1913[35], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14], a fellowship award[37], in United Kingdom[38]; Hughes Medal[15], a science award[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1902[41]; and Simon Memorial Prize[16], a science award[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1959[44].

Death and Burial

Kurt Mendelssohn died on +1980-09-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Oxford[4].

Why It Matters

Kurt Mendelssohn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Kurt Mendelssohn born?

Born in Berlin[2], Kurt Mendelssohn…

Where did Kurt Mendelssohn die?

Kurt Mendelssohn died in Oxford[4].

What did Kurt Mendelssohn do for work?

Kurt Mendelssohn worked as physicist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Kurt Mendelssohn go to school?

Kurt Mendelssohn was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[12].

What awards did Kurt Mendelssohn receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14], Hughes Medal[15], and Simon Memorial Prize[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . NNDB. wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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