Rudolf Ortvay

Hungarian physicist, educator, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1885–1945)
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Rudolf Ortvay

Summary

Rudolf Ortvay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Miskolc[2]. He was born on +1885-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He died on +1945-01-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6].

Key Facts

  • Rudolf Ortvay was born in Miskolc[2].
  • Rudolf Ortvay passed away in Budapest[4].
  • Rudolf Ortvay was born on +1885-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rudolf Ortvay died on +1945-01-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Rudolf Ortvay is buried at Farkasréti Cemetery[7].
  • Rudolf Ortvay held citizenship in Hungary[8].
  • Rudolf Ortvay worked as a physicist[6].
  • Rudolf Ortvay was educated at Babeș-Bolyai University[9].
  • Rudolf Ortvay was educated at University of Göttingen[10].
  • Rudolf Ortvay was a member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences[11].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's image is recorded as Rudolf Ortvay (1885-1945) physicist.jpg[12].
  • Rudolf Ortvay is recorded as male[13].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Rudolf Ortvay supervised Cornelius Lanczos as a doctoral student[15].
  • Rudolf Ortvay supervised László Tisza as a doctoral student[16].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's ISNI is recorded as 000000007903238X[17].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 35858954[18].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's GND ID is recorded as 1180777328[19].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84142673[20].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 103242687[21].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's Commons category is recorded as Rudolf Ortvay[22].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 150195[23].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's given name is recorded as Rudolf[24].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's NSZL is recorded as 000000016079[25].
  • Rudolf Ortvay's relative is recorded as Tivadar Ortvay[26].

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Origins and Family

Rudolf Ortvay's place of birth was Miskolc[2]. He was born on +1885-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Babeș-Bolyai University[9], a university[27], in Romania[28], founded in 1776[29] and University of Göttingen[10], a campus university[30], in Germany[31], founded in 1734[32], headquartered in Göttingen[33].

Career and Affiliations

Rudolf Ortvay worked as a physicist[6]. Doctoral students include Cornelius Lanczos[15], a mathematician[34], 1893–1974[35], of Hungary[36], awarded the Chauvenet Prize[37], specialised in theoretical physics[38] and László Tisza[16], a physicist[39], 1907–2009[40], of United States[41], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[42], specialised in physicist[43].

Death and Burial

Rudolf Ortvay died on +1945-01-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He is buried at Farkasréti Cemetery[7].

Why It Matters

Rudolf Ortvay's notable doctoral advisees include Cornelius Lanczos[44], a mathematician[45], 1893–1974[46], of Hungary[47], awarded the Chauvenet Prize[48], specialised in theoretical physics[49] and László Tisza[50], a physicist[51], 1907–2009[52], of United States[53], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[54], specialised in physicist[55].

FAQs

Where was Rudolf Ortvay born?

Born in Miskolc[2], Rudolf Ortvay…

Where did Rudolf Ortvay die?

Rudolf Ortvay passed away in Budapest[4].

What did Rudolf Ortvay do for work?

Rudolf Ortvay worked as physicist[6].

Where did Rudolf Ortvay go to school?

Rudolf Ortvay was educated at Babeș-Bolyai University[9] and University of Göttingen[10].

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  8. [10] . Fizikai Szemle. wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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