Lene V. Hau

Danish physicist
Person human Q268421
Lene V. Hau
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Lene V. Hau

Summary

Lene V. Hau is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Vejle[2]. She was born on November 13, 1959[3]. She worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month, #7,119 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Vejle[2], Lene V. Hau…
  • Lene V. Hau was born on November 13, 1959[3].
  • Lene V. Hau held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[7].
  • Lene V. Hau worked as a physicist[4].
  • Lene V. Hau worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Lene V. Hau's field of work was physics[8].
  • Lene V. Hau was employed by Harvard University[9].
  • Lene V. Hau was educated at Aarhus University[10].
  • Lene V. Hau received the MacArthur Fellows Program[11].
  • Lene V. Hau received the Honorary craftsman[12].
  • Lene V. Hau received the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize[13].
  • Lene V. Hau received the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[14].
  • Lene V. Hau received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15].
  • Lene V. Hau received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • Lene V. Hau was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Lene V. Hau was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Lene V. Hau was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • Lene V. Hau is recorded as female[20].
  • Lene V. Hau's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Lene V. Hau supervised Naomi Ginsberg as a doctoral student[22].
  • Lene V. Hau supervised Christopher Slowe as a doctoral student[23].
  • Lene V. Hau's Commons category is recorded as Hau[24].
  • Lene V. Hau's residence is recorded as Boston[25].
  • Lene V. Hau's family name is recorded as Hau[26].
  • Lene V. Hau's given name is recorded as Lene[27].

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Origins and Family

Lene V. Hau was born in Vejle[2]. She was born on November 13, 1959[3].

Education

Lene V. Hau was educated at Aarhus University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Lene V. Hau's field of work was physics[8]. She was employed by Harvard University[9]. Doctoral students include Naomi Ginsberg[22], a physicist[28], b. 1979[29], of United States[30], awarded the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[31], specialised in chemistry[32] and Christopher Slowe[23], a businessperson[33], b. 1978[34], of United States[35].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program[11], a science award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1981[38]; Honorary craftsman[12], an award[39], in Denmark[40], founded in 1973[41]; Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize[13], a science award[42], in Denmark[43], founded in 2011[44]; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[14], a science award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1941[47]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15], a fellowship award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1874[50]; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16], a fellowship award[51].

Why It Matters

Lene V. Hau ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month, #7,119 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Lene V. Hau born?

Lene V. Hau's place of birth was Vejle[2].

What did Lene V. Hau do for work?

Lene V. Hau worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Lene V. Hau go to school?

Lene V. Hau was educated at Aarhus University[10].

What awards did Lene V. Hau receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[11], Honorary craftsman[12], Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize[13], and Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[14].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . physics.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . carlsbergfondet.dk. carlsbergfondet.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . aapt.org. aapt.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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