Peter Woit

American physicist
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Peter Woit

Summary

Peter Woit is a human[1]. He was born on +1957-09-11T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], blogger[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Peter Woit was born on +1957-09-11T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Peter Woit held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Peter Woit's professions included physicist[3].
  • Peter Woit worked as a blogger[4].
  • Peter Woit's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Among Peter Woit's employers was Columbia University[8].
  • Peter Woit's education included a stint at Harvard University[9].
  • Peter Woit's education included a stint at Princeton University[10].
  • Peter Woit's doctoral advisor was Curtis Callan[11].
  • Peter Woit's image is recorded as PeterWoit.JPG[12].
  • Peter Woit is recorded as male[13].
  • Peter Woit's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Peter Woit's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117385021[15].
  • Peter Woit's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3989394[16].
  • Peter Woit's GND ID is recorded as 1163249181[17].
  • Peter Woit's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87809455[18].
  • Peter Woit's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 155764957[19].
  • Peter Woit's IdRef ID is recorded as 118634615[20].
  • Peter Woit's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01125548[21].
  • Peter Woit's Commons category is recorded as Peter Woit[22].
  • Peter Woit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/060cgw[23].
  • Peter Woit's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2010603448[24].
  • Peter Woit's family name is recorded as Woit[25].
  • Peter Woit's given name is recorded as Peter[26].
  • Peter Woit's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 297792202[27].

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Origins and Family

Peter Woit was born on +1957-09-11T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Princeton University[10], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]. Peter Woit's doctoral advisor was Curtis Callan[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3], blogger[4], and university teacher[5]. Peter Woit was employed by Columbia University[8].

Why It Matters

Peter Woit ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

What did Peter Woit do for work?

Peter Woit worked as physicist[3], blogger[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Peter Woit go to school?

Peter Woit was educated at Harvard University[9] and Princeton University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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