Laura Mersini-Houghton

Albanian cosmologist and theoretical physicist
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Laura Mersini-Houghton

Summary

Laura Mersini-Houghton is a human[1]. Born in Tirana[2], she… she was born on 1969[3]. She worked as a physicist[4], cosmologist[5], theoretical physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's place of birth was Tirana[2].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton was born on 1969[3].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton held citizenship in Albania[9].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's professions included physicist[4].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton worked as a cosmologist[5].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton worked as a theoretical physicist[6].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's field of work was physics[10].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's field of work was theoretical physics[11].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's field of work was cosmology[12].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's field of work was Big Bang[13].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's field of work was universe[14].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's field of work was quantum mechanics[15].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton was employed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[16].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's education included a stint at University of Tirana[17].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton was educated at University of Maryland[18].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's doctoral advisor was Leonard Parker[19].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton is recorded as female[20].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's Commons category is recorded as Laura Mersini-Houghton[22].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's given name is recorded as Laura[23].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Albanian[25].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's interested in is recorded as physics[26].
  • Laura Mersini-Houghton's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Laura Mersini-Houghton was born in Tirana[2]. She was born on 1969[3].

Education

Educated at University of Tirana[17], a public university[28], in Albania[29], founded in 1957[30], headquartered in Tirana[31] and University of Maryland[18], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1858[34], headquartered in College Park[35]. Laura Mersini-Houghton's doctoral advisor was Leonard Parker[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], cosmologist[5], theoretical physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include physics[10], a branch of science[36]; theoretical physics[11], a branch of physics[37]; cosmology[12], a branch of astronomy[38]; Big Bang[13], an occurrence[39]; universe[14], an universe[40]; and quantum mechanics[15], a physical theory[41]. Among Laura Mersini-Houghton's employers was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[16].

Why It Matters

Laura Mersini-Houghton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Laura Mersini-Houghton born?

Laura Mersini-Houghton's place of birth was Tirana[2].

What did Laura Mersini-Houghton do for work?

Laura Mersini-Houghton worked as physicist[4], cosmologist[5], theoretical physicist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Laura Mersini-Houghton go to school?

Laura Mersini-Houghton was educated at University of Tirana[17] and University of Maryland[18].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Doctoral advisor Leonard Parker
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English, Albanian
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