Owen Willans Richardson

Summary

Owen Willans Richardson is a human^[1]. He was born in Dewsbury^[2]. He was born on April 26, 1879^[3]. He died in Alton^[4]. He died on February 15, 1959^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and theoretical physicist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Owen Willans Richardson was born in Dewsbury^[2].
• Owen Willans Richardson died in Alton^[4].
• Owen Willans Richardson was born on April 26, 1879^[3].
• Owen Willans Richardson died on February 15, 1959^[5].
• Burial took place at Brookwood Cemetery^[10].
• Among Owen Willans Richardson's spouses was Lilian Wilson^[11].
• Owen Willans Richardson was married to Henriette Rupp^[12].
• Owen Willans Richardson held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• Owen Willans Richardson's professions included physicist^[6].
• Owen Willans Richardson's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Owen Willans Richardson worked as a theoretical physicist^[8].
• Owen Willans Richardson's field of work was physics^[14].
• Owen Willans Richardson's field of work was thermionic emission^[15].
• Owen Willans Richardson held the position of director^[16].
• Owen Willans Richardson held the position of university teacher^[17].
• Among Owen Willans Richardson's employers was Princeton University^[18].
• Among Owen Willans Richardson's employers was King's College London^[19].
• Owen Willans Richardson was educated at Trinity College^[20].
• Owen Willans Richardson was educated at Batley Grammar School^[21].
• Owen Willans Richardson was educated at University of London^[22].
• Owen Willans Richardson's doctoral advisor was J. J. Thomson^[23].
• Owen Willans Richardson received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[24].
• Owen Willans Richardson received the Royal Medal^[25].
• Owen Willans Richardson received the Nobel Prize in Physics^[26].
• Owen Willans Richardson received the Hughes Medal^[27].

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Origins and Family

Owen Willans Richardson was born in Dewsbury^[2]. He was born on April 26, 1879^[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College^[20], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1546^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Batley Grammar School^[21], a secondary school^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1612^[34]; and University of London^[22], a university^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1836^[37], headquartered in London^[38]. Owen Willans Richardson's doctoral advisor was J. J. Thomson^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and theoretical physicist^[8]. Fields of work include physics^[14], a branch of science^[39] and thermionic emission^[15]. Employers include Princeton University^[18], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1746^[42], headquartered in Princeton^[43] and King's College London^[19], a public research university^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1829^[46], headquartered in London^[47]. Positions held include director^[16], a profession^[48] and university teacher^[17], an academic profession^[49]. Doctoral students include Karl Taylor Compton^[50], a physicist^[51], 1887–1954^[52], of United States^[53], awarded the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement^[54] and Ali Moustafa Mosharafa^[55], a physicist^[56], 1898–1950^[57], of Egypt^[58], specialised in physics^[59].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[24], a fellowship award^[60], in United Kingdom^[61]; Royal Medal^[25], a science award^[62], in United Kingdom^[63], founded in 1826^[64]; Nobel Prize in Physics^[26], a physics award^[65], in Sweden^[66], founded in 1901^[67]; Hughes Medal^[27], a science award^[68], in United Kingdom^[69], founded in 1902^[70]; Knight Bachelor^[71], a title of honor^[72], in United Kingdom^[73], founded in 1300^[74]; and Silliman Memorial Lectures^[75], an award^[76].

Personal Life

Spouses include Lilian Wilson^[11], 1872–1945^[77] and Henriette Rupp^[12].

Death and Burial

Owen Willans Richardson died on February 15, 1959^[5]. He died in Alton^[4]. Burial took place at Brookwood Cemetery^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Owen Willans Richardson include Richardson^[78].

Why It Matters

Owen Willans Richardson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[79] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[80]

Entities named for him include Richardson^[78].

His notable doctoral advisees include Arthur Holly Compton^[81], a physicist^[82], 1892–1962^[83], of United States^[84], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[85], specialised in atomic physics^[86]; Ali Moustafa Mosharafa^[87], a physicist^[88], 1898–1950^[89], of Egypt^[90], specialised in physics^[91]; Clinton Davisson^[92], a physicist^[93], 1881–1958^[94], of United States^[95], awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics^[96], specialised in physics^[97]; and Karl Taylor Compton^[98], a physicist^[99], 1887–1954^[100], of United States^[101], awarded the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement^[102].

FAQs

Where was Owen Willans Richardson born?

Owen Willans Richardson's place of birth was Dewsbury^[2].

Where did Owen Willans Richardson die?

Owen Willans Richardson died in Alton^[4].

Who was Owen Willans Richardson married to?

Owen Willans Richardson's spouses include Lilian Wilson^[11] and Henriette Rupp^[12].

What did Owen Willans Richardson do for work?

Owen Willans Richardson worked as physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and theoretical physicist^[8].

Where did Owen Willans Richardson go to school?

Owen Willans Richardson was educated at Trinity College^[20], Batley Grammar School^[21], and University of London^[22].

What awards did Owen Willans Richardson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[24], Royal Medal^[25], Nobel Prize in Physics^[26], and Hughes Medal^[27].