Richard G. Folsom

American mechanical engineer, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1907–1996)
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Richard G. Folsom

Summary

Richard G. Folsom is a human[1]. Born in Los Angeles[2], he… he was born on +1907-02-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1996-03-11T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mechanical engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Richard G. Folsom's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].
  • Richard G. Folsom was born on +1907-02-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard G. Folsom died on +1996-03-11T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Richard G. Folsom held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Richard G. Folsom worked as a mechanical engineer[5].
  • Richard G. Folsom was employed by University of Michigan[8].
  • Richard G. Folsom's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[9].
  • Richard G. Folsom's doctoral advisor was Theodore von Kármán[10].
  • Richard G. Folsom was a member of National Academy of Engineering[11].
  • Richard G. Folsom's image is recorded as Richard G. Folsom.png[12].
  • Richard G. Folsom is recorded as male[13].
  • Richard G. Folsom's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Richard G. Folsom's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 288196687[15].
  • Richard G. Folsom earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[16].
  • Richard G. Folsom's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 115259[17].
  • Richard G. Folsom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04lh0hy[18].
  • Richard G. Folsom's family name is recorded as Folsom[19].
  • Richard G. Folsom's given name is recorded as Richard[20].
  • Richard G. Folsom's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 202458423[21].
  • Richard G. Folsom's Prabook ID is recorded as 1945824[22].
  • Richard G. Folsom's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJyCJQ7XhDPJP9b3FkKDbd[23].
  • Richard G. Folsom's National Academy of Engineering member ID is recorded as 29372[24].

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Origins and Family

Richard G. Folsom's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1907-02-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard G. Folsom was educated at California Institute of Technology[9]. His doctoral advisor was Theodore von Kármán[10]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[16].

Career and Affiliations

Richard G. Folsom's professions included mechanical engineer[5]. He was employed by University of Michigan[8].

Death and Burial

Richard G. Folsom died on +1996-03-11T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Richard G. Folsom ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Richard G. Folsom born?

Richard G. Folsom's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

What did Richard G. Folsom do for work?

Richard G. Folsom worked as mechanical engineer[5].

Where did Richard G. Folsom go to school?

Richard G. Folsom was educated at California Institute of Technology[9].

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  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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