Lawrence O. Brockway

American physical chemist
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Lawrence O. Brockway

Summary

Lawrence O. Brockway is a human[1]. Born in Topeka[2], he… he was born on +1907-09-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1979-11-17T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a physical chemist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lawrence O. Brockway's place of birth was Topeka[2].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway was born on +1907-09-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway died on +1979-11-17T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway worked as a physical chemist[5].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's field of work was physical chemistry[8].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway was employed by University of Michigan[9].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's education included a stint at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[11].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's doctoral advisor was Linus Pauling[12].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway received the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[13].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway is recorded as male[15].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway supervised Jerome Karle as a doctoral student[17].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 138358[18].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010bkjjc[19].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's family name is recorded as Brockway[20].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's given name is recorded as Lawrence[21].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's given name is recorded as O.[22].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 52113[23].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's Prabook ID is recorded as 1048374[24].
  • Lawrence O. Brockway's Guggenheim fellows ID is recorded as lawrence-o-brockway[25].

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Origins and Family

Lawrence O. Brockway's place of birth was Topeka[2]. He was born on +1907-09-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[10], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1891[28], headquartered in California[29] and University of Nebraska–Lincoln[11], a public university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1869[32]. Lawrence O. Brockway's doctoral advisor was Linus Pauling[12].

Career and Affiliations

Lawrence O. Brockway worked as a physical chemist[5]. His field of work was physical chemistry[8]. He was employed by University of Michigan[9]. He supervised Jerome Karle as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Awards received include ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[13], a chemistry award[33], founded in 1931[34] and Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[35], in United States[36], founded in 1925[37].

Death and Burial

Lawrence O. Brockway died on +1979-11-17T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

Where was Lawrence O. Brockway born?

Born in Topeka[2], Lawrence O. Brockway…

What did Lawrence O. Brockway do for work?

Lawrence O. Brockway worked as physical chemist[5].

Where did Lawrence O. Brockway go to school?

Lawrence O. Brockway was educated at California Institute of Technology[10] and University of Nebraska–Lincoln[11].

What awards did Lawrence O. Brockway receive?

Honors received include ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[13] and Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . gf.org. gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . gf.org. gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  15. [3] . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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