Richard G. Compton

British chemist
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Richard G. Compton

Summary

Richard G. Compton is a human[1]. He was born in Scunthorpe[2]. He was born on +1955-03-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physical chemist[4], researcher[5], and chemist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Richard G. Compton's place of birth was Scunthorpe[2].
  • Richard G. Compton was born on +1955-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard G. Compton held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Richard G. Compton worked as a physical chemist[4].
  • Richard G. Compton worked as a researcher[5].
  • Richard G. Compton's professions included chemist[6].
  • Richard G. Compton's field of work was physical chemistry[9].
  • Richard G. Compton was employed by University of Oxford[10].
  • Among Richard G. Compton's employers was University of Liverpool[11].
  • Richard G. Compton was educated at University of Oxford[12].
  • Richard G. Compton's doctoral advisor was John Albery[13].
  • Richard G. Compton received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[14].
  • Richard G. Compton received the Geoffrey Barker Medal[15].
  • Richard G. Compton received the Tilden Prize[16].
  • Richard G. Compton received the Sir George Stokes Award[17].
  • Richard G. Compton is recorded as male[18].
  • Richard G. Compton's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Richard G. Compton supervised Patrick R. Unwin as a doctoral student[20].
  • Richard G. Compton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116138176[21].
  • Richard G. Compton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29608755[22].
  • Richard G. Compton's GND ID is recorded as 1089271093[23].
  • Richard G. Compton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84239456[24].
  • Richard G. Compton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12351851b[25].
  • Richard G. Compton's IdRef ID is recorded as 085968617[26].
  • Richard G. Compton's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02126214[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard G. Compton was born in Scunthorpe[2]. He was born on +1955-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard G. Compton's education included a stint at University of Oxford[12]. His doctoral advisor was John Albery[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physical chemist[4], researcher[5], and chemist[6]. Richard G. Compton's field of work was physical chemistry[9]. Employers include University of Oxford[10], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and University of Liverpool[11], a public university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1903[34], headquartered in Liverpool[35]. He supervised Patrick R. Unwin as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[14], a fellowship award[36], in United Kingdom[37]; Geoffrey Barker Medal[15], a science award[38], founded in 1988[39]; Tilden Prize[16], a chemistry award[40]; and Sir George Stokes Award[17], an award[41], founded in 1999[42].

Why It Matters

Richard G. Compton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Richard G. Compton born?

Richard G. Compton's place of birth was Scunthorpe[2].

What did Richard G. Compton do for work?

Richard G. Compton worked as physical chemist[4], researcher[5], and chemist[6].

Where did Richard G. Compton go to school?

Richard G. Compton was educated at University of Oxford[12].

What awards did Richard G. Compton receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[14], Geoffrey Barker Medal[15], Tilden Prize[16], and Sir George Stokes Award[17].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . compton.chem.ox.ac.uk. compton.chem.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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