Paul Nemenyi

Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics
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Paul Nemenyi
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Paul Nemenyi

Summary

Paul Nemenyi is a human[1]. He was born in Rijeka[2]. He was born on June 5, 1895[3]. He passed away in Washington, D.C.[4]. He died on March 1, 1952[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], mathematician[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rijeka[2], Paul Nemenyi…
  • Paul Nemenyi died in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Paul Nemenyi was born on June 5, 1895[3].
  • Paul Nemenyi died on March 1, 1952[5].
  • A child of Paul Nemenyi was Bobby Fischer[10].
  • A child of Paul Nemenyi was Peter Nemenyi[11].
  • Paul Nemenyi held citizenship in Hungary[12].
  • Paul Nemenyi held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Paul Nemenyi worked as a physicist[6].
  • Paul Nemenyi worked as a mathematician[7].
  • Paul Nemenyi's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Paul Nemenyi's field of work was physics[14].
  • Paul Nemenyi was employed by Technische Universität Berlin[15].
  • Paul Nemenyi was employed by University of Colorado Denver[16].
  • Among Paul Nemenyi's employers was State College of Washington[17].
  • Paul Nemenyi was employed by Naval Ordnance Laboratory[18].
  • Paul Nemenyi was employed by United States Naval Research Laboratory[19].
  • Paul Nemenyi's education included a stint at Technische Universität Berlin[20].
  • Paul Nemenyi's doctoral advisor was Georg Hamel[21].
  • Paul Nemenyi's doctoral advisor was Otto Krigar-Menzel[22].
  • Paul Nemenyi is recorded as male[23].
  • Paul Nemenyi's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[25].
  • Paul Nemenyi earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[26].
  • Paul Nemenyi's family name is recorded as Nemenyi[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Nemenyi's place of birth was Rijeka[2]. He was born on June 5, 1895[3].

Education

Paul Nemenyi's education included a stint at Technische Universität Berlin[20]. Doctoral advisors include Georg Hamel[21], a mathematician[28], 1877–1954[29], of Germany[30], awarded the honorary doctor of the RWTH Aachen University[31], specialised in mathematics[32] and Otto Krigar-Menzel[22], a physicist[33], 1861–1929[34]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], mathematician[7], and university teacher[8]. Paul Nemenyi's field of work was physics[14]. Employers include Technische Universität Berlin[15], a public research university[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1946[37], headquartered in Technische Universität Berlin, Hauptgebäude[38]; University of Colorado Denver[16], a public university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1912[41]; State College of Washington[17], a public college[42], in United States[43], founded in 1905[44]; Naval Ordnance Laboratory[18], a research center[45], in United States[46], founded in 1944[47]; and United States Naval Research Laboratory[19], a research institute[48], in United States[49], founded in 1923[50], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[51].

Personal Life

Children include Bobby Fischer[10], a chess player[52], 1943–2008[53], of Iceland[54], awarded the world chess champion[55] and Peter Nemenyi[11], a statistician[56], 1927–2002[57], of United States[58].

Death and Burial

Paul Nemenyi died on March 1, 1952[5]. He died in Washington, D.C.[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[25].

Why It Matters

Paul Nemenyi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

Where was Paul Nemenyi born?

Paul Nemenyi was born in Rijeka[2].

Where did Paul Nemenyi die?

Paul Nemenyi died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Paul Nemenyi do for work?

Paul Nemenyi worked as physicist[6], mathematician[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Paul Nemenyi go to school?

Paul Nemenyi was educated at Technische Universität Berlin[20].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Academic degree Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics
    Given name Paul, Pál, Felix
    Field of work physics
    Family name Nemenyi, Neményi
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