Robert Finkelstein

Summary

Robert Finkelstein is a human^[1]. He was born on +1916-03-26T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +2020-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Robert Finkelstein was born on +1916-03-26T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Robert Finkelstein died on +2020-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Robert Finkelstein held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Robert Finkelstein's professions included physicist^[4].
• Among Robert Finkelstein's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[7].
• Robert Finkelstein's education included a stint at Harvard University^[8].
• Robert Finkelstein was educated at Dartmouth College^[9].
• Robert Finkelstein's doctoral advisor was John Hasbrouck Van Vleck^[10].
• Robert Finkelstein received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[11].
• Robert Finkelstein is recorded as male^[12].
• Robert Finkelstein's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Robert Finkelstein supervised Malvin Ruderman as a doctoral student^[14].
• Robert Finkelstein supervised David Hestenes as a doctoral student^[15].
• Robert Finkelstein supervised Jan Smit as a doctoral student^[16].
• Robert Finkelstein supervised Christian Fronsdal as a doctoral student^[17].
• Robert Finkelstein supervised Michel A. Melkanoff as a doctoral student^[18].
• Robert Finkelstein's ISNI is recorded as 000000010972373X^[19].
• Robert Finkelstein's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52907880^[20].
• Robert Finkelstein's GND ID is recorded as 135616417^[21].
• Robert Finkelstein's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90646624^[22].
• Robert Finkelstein's IdRef ID is recorded as 112707432^[23].
• Robert Finkelstein's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 76721^[24].
• Robert Finkelstein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_w9162^[25].
• Robert Finkelstein's given name is recorded as Robert^[26].
• Robert Finkelstein's NUKAT ID is recorded as n01013617^[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert Finkelstein was born on +1916-03-26T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[8], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Dartmouth College^[9], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1769^[34]. Robert Finkelstein's doctoral advisor was John Hasbrouck Van Vleck^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Finkelstein's professions included physicist^[4]. He was employed by University of California, Los Angeles^[7]. Doctoral students include Malvin Ruderman^[14], a physicist^[35], 1927–2024^[36], of United States^[37], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[38]; David Hestenes^[15], a physicist^[39], b. 1933^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Oersted Medal^[42], specialised in physics^[43]; Jan Smit^[16], a physicist^[44], b. 1943^[45], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[46]; Christian Fronsdal^[17], a physicist^[47], 1931–2024^[48], of United States^[49]; and Michel A. Melkanoff^[18], a computer scientist^[50], b. 1923^[51].

Recognition

Robert Finkelstein received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[11].

Death and Burial

Robert Finkelstein died on +2020-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

Robert Finkelstein ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

What did Robert Finkelstein do for work?

Robert Finkelstein worked as physicist^[4].

Where did Robert Finkelstein go to school?

Robert Finkelstein was educated at Harvard University^[8] and Dartmouth College^[9].

What awards did Robert Finkelstein receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[11].