Peter Wadhams

British physicist
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Peter Wadhams

Summary

Peter Wadhams is a human[1]. He was born on +1948-05-14T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], geographer[4], geophysicist[5], oceanographer[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Peter Wadhams was born on +1948-05-14T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Peter Wadhams held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Peter Wadhams worked as a physicist[3].
  • Peter Wadhams worked as a geographer[4].
  • Peter Wadhams's professions included geophysicist[5].
  • Peter Wadhams's professions included oceanographer[6].
  • Peter Wadhams's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Peter Wadhams's field of work was geophysics[10].
  • Peter Wadhams's field of work was geography[11].
  • Peter Wadhams's field of work was oceanography[12].
  • Peter Wadhams was employed by University of Cambridge[13].
  • Peter Wadhams was employed by Scott Polar Research Institute[14].
  • Peter Wadhams was educated at Churchill College[15].
  • Peter Wadhams was educated at University of Cambridge[16].
  • Peter Wadhams received the Polar Medal[17].
  • Peter Wadhams's image is recorded as Professor Peter Wadhams at COP22 (30972177906).jpg[18].
  • Peter Wadhams is recorded as male[19].
  • Peter Wadhams's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Peter Wadhams supervised Vernon Squire as a doctoral student[21].
  • Peter Wadhams's ISNI is recorded as 000000004414658X[22].
  • Peter Wadhams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51905165[23].
  • Peter Wadhams's GND ID is recorded as 1142013324[24].
  • Peter Wadhams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94004141[25].
  • Peter Wadhams's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 144158888[26].
  • Peter Wadhams's IdRef ID is recorded as 085945218[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Wadhams was born on +1948-05-14T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Churchill College[15], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1960[30] and University of Cambridge[16], a collegiate university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1209[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3], geographer[4], geophysicist[5], oceanographer[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include geophysics[10], a branch of science[35]; geography[11], an academic discipline[36]; and oceanography[12], a field of study[37]. Employers include University of Cambridge[13], a collegiate university[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1209[40], headquartered in Cambridge[41] and Scott Polar Research Institute[14], a higher education institution[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1920[44]. Peter Wadhams supervised Vernon Squire as a doctoral student[21].

Recognition

Peter Wadhams received the Polar Medal[17].

Why It Matters

Peter Wadhams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

What did Peter Wadhams do for work?

Peter Wadhams worked as physicist[3], geographer[4], geophysicist[5], oceanographer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Peter Wadhams go to school?

Peter Wadhams was educated at Churchill College[15] and University of Cambridge[16].

What awards did Peter Wadhams receive?

Honors received include Polar Medal[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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