Leonard Parker

American physicist
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Summary

Leonard Parker was born on May 13, 1938[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Field of work: theoretical physics[7], quantum physics[8], quantum field theory[9], cosmology[10]
  • Employer: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[11]
  • Doctoral advisor: Sidney Coleman[12]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Physical Society[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Doctoral student: Laura Mersini-Houghton[15], Prakash Panangaden[16], Todd K. Leen[17], Stephen Winters-Hilt[18], Gerald Luther Graef[19], Xing Huang[20], William J. Komp[21], Yang Zhang[22], Matthew M. Glenz[23], Sukanta Bose[24], Esteban Adolfo Calzetta[25], Ronald Albert Kobiske[26], Luis Octavio Pimentel[27]
  • Family name: Parker[28]
  • Given name: Leonard[29], Emanuel[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[31]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[32]

Why It Matters

Leonard Parker has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

His notable doctoral advisees include Laura Mersini-Houghton[35], a physicist[36], b. 1969[37], of Albania[38], specialised in physics[39]; Prakash Panangaden[40], a computer scientist[41], b. 1954[42], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[43], specialised in computer science[44]; and Stephen Winters-Hilt[45], a computer scientist[46].

FAQs

Where was Leonard Parker born?

Leonard Parker was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did Leonard Parker do for work?

Leonard Parker worked as a physicist[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Leonard Parker receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  4. [39] ↑ . 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. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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