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Placidus Plattner

Swiss chemist (1904-1975)
Person human Q56669243

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 1, 1904
Date of death
May 8, 1975
Place of birth
Chur
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[7]
Occupation
chemist
Employer
ETH Zurich, Hoffmann-La Roche[8][9]
Educated at
University of Bern[10]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[13]
Award received
Centenary Prize[12]
Child
Gian-Reto Plattner[6]
Sibling
Joseph Plattner, Felix Alfred Plattner[26][27]
Doctoral advisor
Emile Cherbuliez[11]
Doctoral student
Hans Heinrich Günthard[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Standard High German, Swiss German[24][25]
Family name
Plattner[16]
Given name
Placidus, Andreas[17][18]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Untervaz[23]
Relative
Felix Clausen, Placidus Plattner, Samuel Plattner, Wilhelm Plattner[19][20][21][22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andreas Placidus Plattner en Placidus Andreas Plattner en Placidus Plattner ru Платтнер, Плацидус Андреас ru Плацидус Андреас Платтнер
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
000000039866400X
VIAF cluster ID
265912597
Library of Congress authority ID
no2003124620
GND ID
172320011
Academic Tree ID
51808
BDELIS ID
66601
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
PlattnerPlacidusA(PlacidusAndreas)1904-1975
Described at URL
dx.doi.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
172320011
HDS ID
031612
IdRef ID
193012618
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
133297
Show all 18 identifiers +6
NUKAT ID
n2007009810
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810626081605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
105057355
RERO ID (legacy)
A024922849
Scopus author ID
16542909700
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmP3F7Qkxb7v3WC8BM3wC

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Summary

Placidus Plattner was born on May 1, 1904[1], in Chur[2]. He died on May 8, 1975[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a chemist[5].

FAQs

Where was Placidus Plattner born?

Placidus Plattner's place of birth was Chur[2].

Where did Placidus Plattner die?

Placidus Plattner passed away in Basel[4].

What did Placidus Plattner do for work?

Placidus Plattner worked as a chemist[5].

Where did Placidus Plattner go to school?

Placidus Plattner was educated at University of Bern[10].

What awards did Placidus Plattner receive?

Honors received include Centenary Prize[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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