Mary Tsingou

American physicist and mathematician
Person human Q6518533
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Summary

Mary Tsingou was born on October 14, 1928[1], in Milwaukee[2]. She died on August 27, 2026[3], in Los Alamos[4]. She worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], and computer scientist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,668 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Field of work: physics[11], computational science[12]
  • Employer: Los Alamos National Laboratory[13]
  • Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison[14], University of Michigan[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Given name: Mary[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18], Greek[19]
  • Name in native language: Mary Tsingou[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[21]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Mary Tsingou include Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem[22], a physical phenomenon[23].

Why It Matters

Mary Tsingou has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

She is credited with the discovery of Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem[26], a physical phenomenon[27]. Entities named for her include Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem[22], a physical phenomenon[23].

FAQs

Where was Mary Tsingou born?

Mary Tsingou's place of birth was Milwaukee[2].

Where did Mary Tsingou die?

Mary Tsingou died in Los Alamos[4].

What did Mary Tsingou do for work?

Mary Tsingou worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], and computer scientist[7].

Where did Mary Tsingou go to school?

Mary Tsingou was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[14] and University of Michigan[15].

What did Mary Tsingou discover?

Mary Tsingou is credited as discoverer of Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . losalamosreporter.com. Retrieved . losalamosreporter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . ethw.org. Retrieved . ethw.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jmax · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Place of death: Los Alamos"
  2. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → physics, computational science
    Sitelink count → 13
    Place of death → Los Alamos
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mary Tsingou'}
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  3. 6w ago · باسم · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Inspire-hep author id → M.T.Menzel.1
    Mr author id → 555772
    Date of birth → +1928-10-14T00:00:00Z
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Languages spoken, written or signed: Greek"
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