Rodney Loudon

British physicist (1934–2022)
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Rodney Loudon

Summary

Rodney Loudon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on July 25, 1934[3]. He died on December 25, 2022[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rodney Loudon's place of birth was Manchester[2].
  • Rodney Loudon was born on July 25, 1934[3].
  • Rodney Loudon died on December 25, 2022[4].
  • Rodney Loudon held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Rodney Loudon worked as a physicist[5].
  • Rodney Loudon worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Among Rodney Loudon's employers was University of Essex[9].
  • Rodney Loudon was educated at Brasenose College[10].
  • Rodney Loudon's education included a stint at University of Oxford[11].
  • Rodney Loudon received the Max Born Award[12].
  • Rodney Loudon received the Young Medal and Prize[13].
  • Rodney Loudon was a member of Royal Society[14].
  • Rodney Loudon is recorded as male[15].
  • Rodney Loudon's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Rodney Loudon supervised Colin Baxter as a doctoral student[17].
  • Rodney Loudon supervised John Jeffers as a doctoral student[18].
  • Rodney Loudon's Commons category is recorded as Rodney Loudon[19].
  • Rodney Loudon's family name is recorded as Loudon[20].
  • Rodney Loudon's given name is recorded as Rodney[21].
  • Rodney Loudon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Rodney Loudon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Rodney Loudon's place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on July 25, 1934[3].

Education

Educated at Brasenose College[10], a college of the University of Oxford[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1509[26], headquartered in Oxford[27] and University of Oxford[11], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. Among Rodney Loudon's employers was University of Essex[9]. Doctoral students include Colin Baxter[17], a physicist[32] and John Jeffers[18], a physicist[33], specialised in quantum optics[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Max Born Award[12], a science award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1982[37] and Young Medal and Prize[13], a science award[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1907[40].

Death and Burial

Rodney Loudon died on December 25, 2022[4].

Why It Matters

Rodney Loudon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Rodney Loudon born?

Born in Manchester[2], Rodney Loudon…

What did Rodney Loudon do for work?

Rodney Loudon worked as physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Rodney Loudon go to school?

Rodney Loudon was educated at Brasenose College[10] and University of Oxford[11].

What awards did Rodney Loudon receive?

Honors received include Max Born Award[12] and Young Medal and Prize[13].

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  6. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . iop.org. iop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [34] . 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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