Mike Payne

British theoretical physicist
Person human Q21166738
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Mike Payne

Summary

Mike Payne is a human[1]. He was born on 1960[2]. He worked as a physicist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Mike Payne was born on 1960[2].
  • Mike Payne's professions included physicist[3].
  • Mike Payne worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Mike Payne's field of work was computational physics[6].
  • Mike Payne was employed by University of Cambridge[7].
  • Mike Payne's doctoral advisor was John C. Inkson[8].
  • Mike Payne received the Maxwell Medal and Prize[9].
  • Mike Payne received the Fellow of the Royal Society[10].
  • Mike Payne was a member of Royal Society[11].
  • Mike Payne is recorded as male[12].
  • Mike Payne's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Mike Payne supervised Nicola Marzari as a doctoral student[14].
  • Mike Payne's family name is recorded as Payne[15].
  • Mike Payne's given name is recorded as Michael[16].
  • Mike Payne's given name is recorded as Christopher[17].

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Origins and Family

Mike Payne was born on 1960[2].

Education

Mike Payne's doctoral advisor was John C. Inkson[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3] and university teacher[4]. Mike Payne's field of work was computational physics[6]. He was employed by University of Cambridge[7]. He supervised Nicola Marzari as a doctoral student[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Maxwell Medal and Prize[9], a science award[18], founded in 1961[19] and Fellow of the Royal Society[10], a fellowship award[20], in United Kingdom[21].

Why It Matters

Mike Payne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Mike Payne do for work?

Mike Payne worked as physicist[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Mike Payne receive?

Honors received include Maxwell Medal and Prize[9] and Fellow of the Royal Society[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral advisor John C. Inkson
    Wikidata description British theoretical physicist
    Occupation physicist, university teacher
    Date of birth +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z
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