Peter Atkins

British chemist
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Peter Atkins

Summary

Peter Atkins is a human[1]. He was born in Amersham[2]. He was born on August 10, 1940[3]. He worked as a chemist[4], non-fiction writer[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Amersham[2], Peter Atkins…
  • Peter Atkins was born on August 10, 1940[3].
  • Peter Atkins held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Peter Atkins's professions included chemist[4].
  • Peter Atkins worked as a non-fiction writer[5].
  • Peter Atkins's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Peter Atkins worked as a writer[7].
  • Peter Atkins's field of work was physical chemistry[10].
  • Peter Atkins's field of work was chemistry[11].
  • Peter Atkins's field of work was popular science literature[12].
  • Peter Atkins's field of work was scientific literature[13].
  • Peter Atkins's field of work was college textbook[14].
  • Among Peter Atkins's employers was University of Oxford[15].
  • Among Peter Atkins's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[16].
  • Peter Atkins's education included a stint at University of Leicester[17].
  • Peter Atkins was educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School[18].
  • Peter Atkins received the Meldola Medal and Prize[19].
  • Peter Atkins received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[20].
  • Peter Atkins received the James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry[21].
  • Peter Atkins received the Nyholm Prize for Education[22].
  • Peter Atkins's religion is recorded as atheism[23].
  • Peter Atkins is recorded as male[24].
  • Peter Atkins's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Peter Atkins is associated with the atheism movement[26].
  • Peter Atkins supervised David Broomhead as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Amersham[2], Peter Atkins… he was born on August 10, 1940[3].

Education

Educated at University of Leicester[17], a university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1921[30], headquartered in Leicester[31] and Dr Challoner's Grammar School[18], a grammar school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1624[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[4], non-fiction writer[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7]. Fields of work include physical chemistry[10], a branch of chemistry[35]; chemistry[11], a branch of science[36]; popular science literature[12], a literary genre[37]; scientific literature[13], a literary genre[38]; and college textbook[14]. Employers include University of Oxford[15], a collegiate university[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1096[41], headquartered in Oxford[42] and University of California, Los Angeles[16], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1919[45], headquartered in Los Angeles[46]. Peter Atkins supervised David Broomhead as a doctoral student[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Meldola Medal and Prize[19], a chemistry award[47]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[20], a fellowship award[48], in United Kingdom[49]; James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry[21], a science award[50], in United States[51], founded in 1955[52]; and Nyholm Prize for Education[22], an award[53], founded in 1973[54].

Personal Life

Peter Atkins's religion is recorded as atheism[23].

Why It Matters

Peter Atkins ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Peter Atkins born?

Peter Atkins was born in Amersham[2].

What did Peter Atkins do for work?

Peter Atkins worked as chemist[4], non-fiction writer[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7].

Where did Peter Atkins go to school?

Peter Atkins was educated at University of Leicester[17] and Dr Challoner's Grammar School[18].

What awards did Peter Atkins receive?

Honors received include Meldola Medal and Prize[19], Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[20], James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry[21], and Nyholm Prize for Education[22].

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  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  27. [54] . 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. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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