Louis Witten

American theoretical physicist
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Louis Witten

Summary

Louis Witten is a human[1]. His place of birth was Baltimore[2]. He was born on +1921-04-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,189 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Louis Witten's place of birth was Baltimore[2].
  • Louis Witten was born on +1921-04-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Louis Witten was born on +1921-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • A child of Louis Witten was Edward Witten[8].
  • Louis Witten held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Louis Witten's professions included physicist[4].
  • Louis Witten worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Among Louis Witten's employers was University of Cincinnati[10].
  • Louis Witten's education included a stint at Princeton University[11].
  • Louis Witten was educated at Johns Hopkins University[12].
  • Louis Witten's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Louis Witten's doctoral advisor was Theodore H. Berlin[14].
  • Louis Witten received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[15].
  • Louis Witten is recorded as male[16].
  • Louis Witten's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Louis Witten's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117227525[18].
  • Louis Witten's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 165756528[19].
  • Louis Witten's GND ID is recorded as 1238610412[20].
  • Louis Witten's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83827369[21].
  • Louis Witten's IdRef ID is recorded as 124895387[22].
  • Louis Witten's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0336024X[23].
  • Louis Witten's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06034j[24].
  • Louis Witten's family name is recorded as Witten[25].
  • Louis Witten's given name is recorded as Louis[26].
  • Louis Witten's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 103905162[27].

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Origins and Family

Louis Witten's place of birth was Baltimore[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1921-04-13T00:00:00Z[3] and +1921-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31]; Johns Hopkins University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in Baltimore[35]; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1861[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]. Louis Witten's doctoral advisor was Theodore H. Berlin[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Among Louis Witten's employers was University of Cincinnati[10].

Recognition

Louis Witten received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[15].

Personal Life

A child of Louis Witten was Edward Witten[8].

Why It Matters

Louis Witten ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,189 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Louis Witten born?

Louis Witten was born in Baltimore[2].

What did Louis Witten do for work?

Louis Witten worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Louis Witten go to school?

Louis Witten was educated at Princeton University[11], Johns Hopkins University[12], and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].

What awards did Louis Witten receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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