Ralph A. Sawyer

American physicist (1895–1978)
Person human Q7287136
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Ralph A. Sawyer

Summary

Ralph A. Sawyer is a human[1]. He was born in Atkinson[2]. He was born on +1895-01-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Ann Arbor[4]. He died on +1978-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ralph A. Sawyer was born in Atkinson[2].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer passed away in Ann Arbor[4].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer was born on +1895-01-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer died on +1978-12-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's professions included physicist[6].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's field of work was physics[9].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer was employed by University of Michigan[10].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's education included a stint at University of Chicago[11].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's doctoral advisor was Robert A. Millikan[12].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer received the Frederic Ives Medal[14].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's image is recorded as Ralph A. Sawyer.png[15].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer is recorded as male[16].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer supervised Robert Frederick Paton as a doctoral student[18].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer supervised John R. Platt as a doctoral student[19].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117676435[20].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65475505[21].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's GND ID is recorded as 122721250X[22].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85814346[23].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's IdRef ID is recorded as 113092806[24].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[25].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 258413[26].
  • Ralph A. Sawyer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05pby2x[27].

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Origins and Family

Ralph A. Sawyer was born in Atkinson[2]. He was born on +1895-01-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ralph A. Sawyer was educated at University of Chicago[11]. His doctoral advisor was Robert A. Millikan[12].

Career and Affiliations

Ralph A. Sawyer's professions included physicist[6]. His field of work was physics[9]. Among his employers was University of Michigan[10]. Doctoral students include Robert Frederick Paton[18], a university teacher[28], 1892–1983[29], of United States[30] and John R. Platt[19], a physicist[31], 1918–1992[32], of United States[33], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], a fellowship grant[35], in United States[36], founded in 1925[37] and Frederic Ives Medal[14], a science award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40].

Death and Burial

Ralph A. Sawyer died on +1978-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Ann Arbor[4].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

Where was Ralph A. Sawyer born?

Ralph A. Sawyer's place of birth was Atkinson[2].

Where did Ralph A. Sawyer die?

Ralph A. Sawyer passed away in Ann Arbor[4].

What did Ralph A. Sawyer do for work?

Ralph A. Sawyer worked as physicist[6].

Where did Ralph A. Sawyer go to school?

Ralph A. Sawyer was educated at University of Chicago[11].

What awards did Ralph A. Sawyer receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13] and Frederic Ives Medal[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . history.aip.org. history.aip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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