Peter Murray-Rust

English chemist and open knowledge activist
Person human Q908710
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Peter Murray-Rust

Summary

Peter Murray-Rust is a human[1]. His place of birth was Guildford[2]. He was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a chemist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Guildford[2], Peter Murray-Rust…
  • Peter Murray-Rust was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peter Murray-Rust held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Peter Murray-Rust worked as a chemist[4].
  • Peter Murray-Rust worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's field of work was crystallography[8].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's field of work was cheminformatics[9].
  • Peter Murray-Rust was employed by University of Cambridge[10].
  • Among Peter Murray-Rust's employers was GSK[11].
  • Peter Murray-Rust was employed by University of Oxford[12].
  • Peter Murray-Rust was educated at Balliol College[13].
  • Peter Murray-Rust was educated at Bootham School[14].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's doctoral advisor was C. K. Prout[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Peter Murray-Rust is The Blue Obelisk-interoperability in chemical informatics[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Peter Murray-Rust is Q1069211[17].
  • Peter Murray-Rust received the Herman Skolnik Award[18].
  • Peter Murray-Rust received the Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship[19].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's image is recorded as Peter Murray-Rust,8083944.JPG[20].
  • Peter Murray-Rust is recorded as male[21].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Peter Murray-Rust supervised Egon Willighagen as a doctoral student[23].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46015339[24].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95090741[25].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's Commons category is recorded as Peter Murray-Rust[26].
  • Peter Murray-Rust's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-3386-3972[27].

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Origins and Family

Peter Murray-Rust's place of birth was Guildford[2]. He was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Balliol College[13], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1263[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Bootham School[14], a boarding school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1823[34]. Peter Murray-Rust's doctoral advisor was C. K. Prout[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include crystallography[8], a branch of physics[35] and cheminformatics[9], an interdisciplinary science[36]. Employers include University of Cambridge[10], a collegiate university[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1209[39], headquartered in Cambridge[40]; GSK[11], a public company[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 2000[43], headquartered in London[44]; and University of Oxford[12], a collegiate university[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 1096[47], headquartered in Oxford[48]. Peter Murray-Rust supervised Egon Willighagen as a doctoral student[23].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Blue Obelisk-interoperability in chemical informatics[16] and Q1069211[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Herman Skolnik Award[18], an award[49], founded in 1976[50] and Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship[19].

Why It Matters

Peter Murray-Rust ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

His notable doctoral advisees include Egon Willighagen[53], a chemist[54], b. 1974[55], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[56], awarded the Blue Obelisk Award[57], specialised in cheminformatics[58].

FAQs

Where was Peter Murray-Rust born?

Peter Murray-Rust was born in Guildford[2].

What did Peter Murray-Rust do for work?

Peter Murray-Rust worked as chemist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Peter Murray-Rust go to school?

Peter Murray-Rust was educated at Balliol College[13] and Bootham School[14].

What awards did Peter Murray-Rust receive?

Honors received include Herman Skolnik Award[18] and Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship[19].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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