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Paul Forman

American historian
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Summary

Paul Forman was born on January 1, 1937[1]. He has worked as a historian[2], historian of science[3], curator[4], and physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Field of work: history of physics[8], history of science[9]
  • Employer: National Museum of American History[10]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Physical Society[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Family name: Forman[13]
  • Given name: Paul[14]
  • Described at URL: http://pdrprod.bbaw.de/webfrontend/3-0/index.php?ansicht=persons&cat=1&idProvider=GND&id=1013810457[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[17]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[18]

FAQs

What did Paul Forman do for work?

Paul Forman worked as a historian[2], historian of science[3], curator[4], and physicist[5].

What awards did Paul Forman receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[11].

Related Entities

history of science United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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