Max Millikan

(1913-1969)
Person human Q30092726
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Max Millikan

Summary

Max Millikan is a human[1]. Born in Chicago[2], he… he was born on December 12, 1913[3]. He passed away in California[4]. He died on December 14, 1969[5]. He worked as an economist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Max Millikan was born in Chicago[2].
  • Max Millikan died in California[4].
  • Max Millikan was born on December 12, 1913[3].
  • Max Millikan died on December 14, 1969[5].
  • Max Millikan's father was Robert A. Millikan[8].
  • Max Millikan's mother was Greta Millikan[9].
  • Max Millikan held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Max Millikan's professions included economist[6].
  • Max Millikan's field of work was economist[11].
  • Max Millikan was employed by Yale University[12].
  • Max Millikan was employed by Central Intelligence Agency[13].
  • Among Max Millikan's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].
  • Max Millikan's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[15].
  • Max Millikan was educated at Yale University[16].
  • Max Millikan was educated at Phillips Academy[17].
  • Max Millikan is recorded as male[18].
  • Max Millikan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Max Millikan supervised Alan Carlin as a doctoral student[20].
  • Max Millikan supervised Robert William Gillespie as a doctoral student[21].
  • Max Millikan's archives at is recorded as Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries[22].
  • Max Millikan's family name is recorded as Millikan[23].
  • Max Millikan's given name is recorded as Max[24].
  • Max Millikan's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/MIT[25].

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Origins and Family

Max Millikan was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on December 12, 1913[3]. His father was Robert A. Millikan[8]. His mother was Greta Millikan[9].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[15], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1891[28], headquartered in California[29]; Yale University[16], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1701[32], headquartered in New Haven[33]; and Phillips Academy[17], a high school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1778[36].

Career and Affiliations

Max Millikan worked as an economist[6]. His field of work was economist[11]. Employers include Yale University[12], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1701[39], headquartered in New Haven[40]; Central Intelligence Agency[13], a foreign intelligence service[41], in United States[42], founded in 1947[43], headquartered in Langley[44]; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1861[47], headquartered in Cambridge[48]. Doctoral students include Alan Carlin[20], an economist[49], b. 1937[50] and Robert William Gillespie[21].

Death and Burial

Max Millikan died on December 14, 1969[5]. He died in California[4].

Why It Matters

Max Millikan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Max Millikan born?

Max Millikan's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did Max Millikan die?

Max Millikan passed away in California[4].

Who were Max Millikan's parents?

Max Millikan's father was Robert A. Millikan[8]. Max Millikan's mother was Greta Millikan[9].

What did Max Millikan do for work?

Max Millikan worked as economist[6].

Where did Max Millikan go to school?

Max Millikan was educated at California Institute of Technology[15], Yale University[16], and Phillips Academy[17].

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  1. [2] . archivesspace.mit.edu. Retrieved . archivesspace.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . archivesspace.mit.edu. archivesspace.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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