Richard F. Post

American physicist (1918-2015)
Person human Q1538262
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Richard F. Post

Summary

Richard F. Post is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pomona[2]. He was born on +1918-11-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Walnut Creek[4]. He died on +2015-04-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Richard F. Post was born in Pomona[2].
  • Richard F. Post died in Walnut Creek[4].
  • Richard F. Post was born on +1918-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard F. Post died on +2015-04-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Richard F. Post's father was Freeman Post[9].
  • Richard F. Post's mother was Miriam Jocelyn Colcord[10].
  • A child of Richard F. Post was Markie Post[11].
  • Richard F. Post held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Richard F. Post's professions included physicist[6].
  • Richard F. Post's professions included nuclear physicist[7].
  • Richard F. Post was employed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[13].
  • Richard F. Post was educated at Stanford University[14].
  • Richard F. Post was educated at Pomona College[15].
  • Richard F. Post received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[16].
  • Richard F. Post is recorded as male[17].
  • Richard F. Post's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Richard F. Post's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083085468[19].
  • Richard F. Post's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 112241416[20].
  • Richard F. Post's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80056800[21].
  • Richard F. Post's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dllyf1[22].
  • Richard F. Post's family name is recorded as Post[23].
  • Richard F. Post's given name is recorded as Richard[24].
  • Richard F. Post's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2004030002[25].
  • Richard F. Post's described by source is recorded as Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[26].
  • Richard F. Post's zbMATH author ID is recorded as post.r-f[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Pomona[2], Richard F. Post… he was born on +1918-11-14T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Freeman Post[9]. His mother was Miriam Jocelyn Colcord[10].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and Pomona College[15], a private not-for-profit educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1887[34], headquartered in Claremont[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7]. Among Richard F. Post's employers was Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[13].

Recognition

Richard F. Post received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[16].

Personal Life

A child of Richard F. Post was Markie Post[11].

Death and Burial

Richard F. Post died on +2015-04-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Walnut Creek[4].

Why It Matters

Richard F. Post ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Richard F. Post born?

Richard F. Post was born in Pomona[2].

Where did Richard F. Post die?

Richard F. Post passed away in Walnut Creek[4].

Who were Richard F. Post's parents?

Richard F. Post's father was Freeman Post[9]. Richard F. Post's mother was Miriam Jocelyn Colcord[10].

What did Richard F. Post do for work?

Richard F. Post worked as physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7].

Where did Richard F. Post go to school?

Richard F. Post was educated at Stanford University[14] and Pomona College[15].

What awards did Richard F. Post receive?

Honors received include James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Physicists: Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . East Bay Times. Retrieved . contracostatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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