Mark Thomson

Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the University of Cambridge
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Mark Thomson

Summary

Mark Thomson is a human[1]. His place of birth was United Kingdom[2]. He was born on January 1, 1966[3]. He worked as a particle physicist[4] and physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mark Thomson was born in United Kingdom[2].
  • Mark Thomson was born on January 1, 1966[3].
  • Mark Thomson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Mark Thomson worked as a particle physicist[4].
  • Mark Thomson worked as a physicist[5].
  • Mark Thomson held the position of Director General of CERN[8].
  • Among Mark Thomson's employers was University of Cambridge[9].
  • Mark Thomson was employed by Science and Technology Facilities Council[10].
  • Among Mark Thomson's employers was University College London[11].
  • Among Mark Thomson's employers was CERN[12].
  • Mark Thomson was educated at University of Oxford[13].
  • Mark Thomson's doctoral advisor was John H. Cobb[14].
  • Mark Thomson is recorded as male[15].
  • Mark Thomson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Mark Thomson's Commons category is recorded as Mark Thomson (physicist)[17].
  • Mark Thomson's family name is recorded as Thomson[18].
  • Mark Thomson's given name is recorded as Mark[19].
  • Mark Thomson's official website is recorded as http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~thomson/[20].
  • Mark Thomson's academic thesis is recorded as An experimental study of the possible association of deep underground muons with astronomical point sources[21].
  • Mark Thomson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

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Origins and Family

Mark Thomson was born in United Kingdom[2]. He was born on January 1, 1966[3].

Education

Mark Thomson was educated at University of Oxford[13]. His doctoral advisor was John H. Cobb[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include particle physicist[4] and physicist[5]. Employers include University of Cambridge[9], a collegiate university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1209[25], headquartered in Cambridge[26]; Science and Technology Facilities Council[10], a non-departmental public body[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 2007[29], headquartered in Polaris House[30]; University College London[11], a university college[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1826[33], headquartered in UCL Main Building[34]; and CERN[12], an international organization[35], in Switzerland[36], founded in 1954[37], headquartered in villarodin Bourget[38]. Mark Thomson held the position of Director General of CERN[8].

Why It Matters

Mark Thomson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Mark Thomson born?

Born in United Kingdom[2], Mark Thomson…

What did Mark Thomson do for work?

Mark Thomson worked as particle physicist[4] and physicist[5].

Where did Mark Thomson go to school?

Mark Thomson was educated at University of Oxford[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . home.cern. home.cern. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . stfc.ac.uk. stfc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . stfc.ac.uk. stfc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . stfc.ac.uk. stfc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. hep.phy.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . 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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