Robert Bowie Owens

Summary

Robert Bowie Owens is a human^[1]. He was born on +1870-10-29T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1940-11-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an electrical engineer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Robert Bowie Owens was born on +1870-10-29T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Robert Bowie Owens died on +1940-11-03T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Robert Bowie Owens held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Robert Bowie Owens's professions included electrical engineer^[4].
• Robert Bowie Owens was educated at Columbia University^[7].
• Robert Bowie Owens was educated at Johns Hopkins University^[8].
• Robert Bowie Owens's image is recorded as Robert Bowie Owens.jpg^[9].
• Robert Bowie Owens is recorded as male^[10].
• Robert Bowie Owens's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Robert Bowie Owens's Commons category is recorded as Robert Bowie Owens^[12].
• Robert Bowie Owens's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I^[13].
• Robert Bowie Owens's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038rj1^[14].
• Robert Bowie Owens's family name is recorded as Owens^[15].
• Robert Bowie Owens's given name is recorded as Robert^[16].
• Robert Bowie Owens's Prabook ID is recorded as 1050880^[17].

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Origins and Family

Robert Bowie Owens was born on +1870-10-29T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Columbia University^[7], a private university^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 1754^[20], headquartered in Manhattan^[21] and Johns Hopkins University^[8], a private university^[22], in United States^[23], founded in 1876^[24], headquartered in Baltimore^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Bowie Owens's professions included electrical engineer^[4].

Death and Burial

Robert Bowie Owens died on +1940-11-03T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

Robert Bowie Owens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]

He is credited with the discovery of radon^[27], a chemical element^[28].

FAQs

What did Robert Bowie Owens do for work?

Robert Bowie Owens worked as electrical engineer^[4].

Where did Robert Bowie Owens go to school?

Robert Bowie Owens was educated at Columbia University^[7] and Johns Hopkins University^[8].

What did Robert Bowie Owens discover?

Robert Bowie Owens is credited as discoverer of radon^[27].