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Peter Danckwerts

George Cross recipient in World War II and chemical engineer
Person human Q7173535

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 14, 1916
Date of death
October 25, 1984
Place of birth
Emsworth
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7][8]
Occupation
chemical engineer
Employer
University of Cambridge[9]
Educated at
Balliol College, Winchester College, Stubbington House School[10][11][12]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Member of the Order of the British Empire, E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry[13][14][15]
Father
Victor Danckwerts[6]
Doctoral student
Miles Kennedy[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Danckwerts[22]
Given name
Peter[23]
Member of
Royal Society[16]
Military branch
Royal Navy[19]
Military, police or special rank
sub-lieutenant[20]
Participated in conflict
World War II[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter Danckwerts en Peter V. Danckwerts en Peter Victor Danckwerts cs P. V. Danckwerts
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000122817423
VIAF cluster ID
71978114
Library of Congress authority ID
n82075273
GND ID
1067166025
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lieutenant Peter Danckwerts, GC, RNVR, 1941.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
874412
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
danckwerts-peter-victor-1916-1984-chemical-engineer
BIBSYS ID
90267691
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
DanckwertsPV1916-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
167296562
CANTIC ID
981058609810606706
CiNii Research ID
1140845216805351552
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FAST ID
93308
Freebase ID
/m/03d06k2
IdRef ID
078681146
KBR person ID
14306162
Libraries Australia ID
35033202
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03472210
NL CR AUT ID
xx0139096
NUKAT ID
n2008129238
National Academy of Engineering member ID
28177
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007384327005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074789988
Open Library ID
OL1658383A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
30996
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA995
Prabook ID
2300622
RERO ID (legacy)
A024032561
SHARE Catalogue author ID
15610
SNAC ARK ID
w6sp4zbf
SVKKL authority ID
p0062012-Danckwerts-P-V-19161984
Scopus author ID
23062843000
TracesOfWar person ID
252
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058609810606706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJx4tb7tqkCmRCFYfMXcfq
Yale LUX ID
person/1daf9b33-1fa5-4787-9932-93f1ee8ea116

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Summary

Peter Danckwerts was born on October 14, 1916[1], in Emsworth[2]. He died on October 25, 1984[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a chemical engineer[5].

FAQs

Where was Peter Danckwerts born?

Peter Danckwerts was born in Emsworth[2].

Where did Peter Danckwerts die?

Peter Danckwerts died in Cambridge[4].

Who were Peter Danckwerts's parents?

Peter Danckwerts's father was Victor Danckwerts[6].

What did Peter Danckwerts do for work?

Peter Danckwerts worked as a chemical engineer[5].

Where did Peter Danckwerts go to school?

Peter Danckwerts was educated at Balliol College[10], Winchester College[11], and Stubbington House School[12].

What awards did Peter Danckwerts receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[13], Member of the Order of the British Empire[14], and E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . ceb.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . ceb.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Balliol College, Winchester College, Stubbington House School
    Family name → Danckwerts
    Prabook ID → 2300622
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