Pervez Hoodbhoy

Pakistani nuclear physicist
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Pervez Hoodbhoy

Summary

Pervez Hoodbhoy is a human[1]. He was born in Karachi[2]. He was born on July 11, 1950[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], peace activist[5], nuclear physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Pervez Hoodbhoy was born in Karachi[2].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy was born on July 11, 1950[3].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy held citizenship in Pakistan[9].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy worked as a physicist[4].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy's professions included peace activist[5].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy worked as a nuclear physicist[6].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy's field of work was nuclear physics[10].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy's field of work was quantum chromodynamics[11].
  • Among Pervez Hoodbhoy's employers was Lahore University of Management Sciences[12].
  • Among Pervez Hoodbhoy's employers was Quaid-i-Azam University[13].
  • Among Pervez Hoodbhoy's employers was University of Washington[14].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy was employed by Forman Christian College[15].
  • Among Pervez Hoodbhoy's employers was Virtual University of Pakistan[16].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy received the Abdus Salam Award[18].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy received the Kalinga Prize[19].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy received the Joseph A. Burton Forum Award[20].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy was influenced by Abdus Salam[21].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy is recorded as male[22].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy's Commons category is recorded as Pervez Hoodbhoy[24].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Science[25].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy earned the academic degree of Master of Science[26].
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

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Origins and Family

Pervez Hoodbhoy's place of birth was Karachi[2]. He was born on July 11, 1950[3].

Education

Pervez Hoodbhoy was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17]. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Science[25], Master of Science[26], and Doctor of Philosophy[27]. He studied under Abdus Salam[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], peace activist[5], nuclear physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include nuclear physics[10], a branch of physics[29] and quantum chromodynamics[11], a branch of physics[30]. Employers include Lahore University of Management Sciences[12], a university[31], in Pakistan[32], founded in 1984[33]; Quaid-i-Azam University[13], a public research university[34], in Pakistan[35], founded in 1967[36]; University of Washington[14], a public research university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1861[39]; Forman Christian College[15], a private university[40], in Pakistan[41], founded in 1864[42], headquartered in Lahore[43]; and Virtual University of Pakistan[16], a university[44], in Pakistan[45], founded in 2002[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Abdus Salam Award[18], an award[47], founded in 1980[48]; Kalinga Prize[19], a science award[49], in India[50], founded in 1951[51]; and Joseph A. Burton Forum Award[20], an award[52], in United States[53].

Why It Matters

Pervez Hoodbhoy ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54]

FAQs

Where was Pervez Hoodbhoy born?

Pervez Hoodbhoy was born in Karachi[2].

What did Pervez Hoodbhoy do for work?

Pervez Hoodbhoy worked as physicist[4], peace activist[5], nuclear physicist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Pervez Hoodbhoy go to school?

Pervez Hoodbhoy was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17].

What awards did Pervez Hoodbhoy receive?

Honors received include Abdus Salam Award[18], Kalinga Prize[19], and Joseph A. Burton Forum Award[20].

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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