Leon Knopoff

Summary

Leon Knopoff is a human^[1]. He was born in Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on +1925-07-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Sherman Oaks^[4]. He died on +2011-01-20T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], seismologist^[7], university teacher^[8], and geophysicist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Leon Knopoff's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].
• Leon Knopoff passed away in Sherman Oaks^[4].
• Leon Knopoff was born on +1925-07-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Leon Knopoff died on +2011-01-20T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Leon Knopoff held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Leon Knopoff's professions included physicist^[6].
• Leon Knopoff worked as a seismologist^[7].
• Leon Knopoff's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Leon Knopoff's professions included geophysicist^[9].
• Leon Knopoff was employed by University of California, Los Angeles^[12].
• Leon Knopoff's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[13].
• Leon Knopoff was educated at California Institute of Technology^[14].
• Leon Knopoff's doctoral advisor was Bill Pickering^[15].
• Leon Knopoff received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[16].
• Leon Knopoff received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[17].
• Leon Knopoff received the Emil Wiechert Medal^[18].
• Leon Knopoff received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[19].
• Leon Knopoff received the honorary doctor of Louis Pasteur University^[20].
• Leon Knopoff was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Leon Knopoff was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Leon Knopoff was a member of American Philosophical Society^[23].
• Leon Knopoff is recorded as male^[24].
• Leon Knopoff's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Leon Knopoff supervised Mark (Marek) Stefan Tadeusz Bukowinski as a doctoral student^[26].
• Leon Knopoff supervised Narbik Manukian as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Leon Knopoff was born in Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on +1925-07-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology^[13], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in California^[31]. Leon Knopoff's doctoral advisor was Bill Pickering^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], seismologist^[7], university teacher^[8], and geophysicist^[9]. Among Leon Knopoff's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[12]. Doctoral students include Mark (Marek) Stefan Tadeusz Bukowinski^[26]; Narbik Manukian^[27]; Lawrence Delpino Porter^[32]; Robert Warren Fredricks^[33]; Joseph Frederick Hook^[34]; and Edo Nyland^[35], a geophysicist^[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], a fellowship grant^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1925^[39]; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[17], a science award^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1824^[42]; Emil Wiechert Medal^[18], a science award^[43], in Germany^[44]; Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[19], a fellowship award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1962^[47]; and honorary doctor of Louis Pasteur University^[20], an award^[48], in France^[49].

Death and Burial

Leon Knopoff died on +2011-01-20T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Sherman Oaks^[4].

Why It Matters

Leon Knopoff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50]

FAQs

Where was Leon Knopoff born?

Born in Los Angeles^[2], Leon Knopoff…

Where did Leon Knopoff die?

Leon Knopoff died in Sherman Oaks^[4].

What did Leon Knopoff do for work?

Leon Knopoff worked as physicist^[6], seismologist^[7], university teacher^[8], and geophysicist^[9].

Where did Leon Knopoff go to school?

Leon Knopoff was educated at California Institute of Technology^[13] and California Institute of Technology^[14].

What awards did Leon Knopoff receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[17], Emil Wiechert Medal^[18], and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[19].