Morton Hamermesh

American physicist (1915–2003)
Person human Q1948738
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Morton Hamermesh

Summary

Morton Hamermesh is a human[1]. Born in Brooklyn[2], he… he was born on December 27, 1915[3]. He passed away in Minneapolis[4]. He died on November 14, 2003[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], university teacher[7], and chess player[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Morton Hamermesh…
  • Morton Hamermesh passed away in Minneapolis[4].
  • Morton Hamermesh was born on December 27, 1915[3].
  • Morton Hamermesh died on November 14, 2003[5].
  • A child of Morton Hamermesh was Daniel S. Hamermesh[10].
  • Morton Hamermesh held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Morton Hamermesh's professions included physicist[6].
  • Morton Hamermesh's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Morton Hamermesh worked as a chess player[8].
  • Morton Hamermesh's field of work was physics[12].
  • Morton Hamermesh was employed by Stony Brook University[13].
  • Among Morton Hamermesh's employers was University of Minnesota[14].
  • Morton Hamermesh was educated at New York University[15].
  • Morton Hamermesh's doctoral advisor was Otto Halpern[16].
  • Morton Hamermesh received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[17].
  • Morton Hamermesh is recorded as male[18].
  • Morton Hamermesh's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Morton Hamermesh supervised Sidney Borowitz as a doctoral student[20].
  • Morton Hamermesh's sport is recorded as chess[21].
  • Morton Hamermesh's family name is recorded as Hamermesh[22].
  • Morton Hamermesh's given name is recorded as Morton[23].
  • Morton Hamermesh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Morton Hamermesh's country for sport is recorded as United States[25].
  • Morton Hamermesh's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Morton Hamermesh's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on December 27, 1915[3].

Education

Morton Hamermesh was educated at New York University[15]. His doctoral advisor was Otto Halpern[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], university teacher[7], and chess player[8]. Morton Hamermesh's field of work was physics[12]. Employers include Stony Brook University[13], a public university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1957[29], headquartered in Stony Brook University[30] and University of Minnesota[14], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1851[33], headquartered in Minneapolis[34]. He supervised Sidney Borowitz as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Morton Hamermesh received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[17].

Personal Life

A child of Morton Hamermesh was Daniel S. Hamermesh[10].

Death and Burial

Morton Hamermesh died on November 14, 2003[5]. He passed away in Minneapolis[4].

Why It Matters

Morton Hamermesh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Morton Hamermesh born?

Morton Hamermesh was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Morton Hamermesh die?

Morton Hamermesh died in Minneapolis[4].

What did Morton Hamermesh do for work?

Morton Hamermesh worked as physicist[6], university teacher[7], and chess player[8].

Where did Morton Hamermesh go to school?

Morton Hamermesh was educated at New York University[15].

What awards did Morton Hamermesh receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . startribune.com. startribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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