Rudolf Seeliger

German physicist (1886–1965)
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Rudolf Seeliger

Summary

Rudolf Seeliger is a human[1]. He was born in Munich[2]. He was born on +1886-11-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Greifswald[4]. He died on +1965-01-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Rudolf Seeliger was born in Munich[2].
  • Rudolf Seeliger passed away in Greifswald[4].
  • Rudolf Seeliger was born on +1886-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rudolf Seeliger was born on +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Rudolf Seeliger died on +1965-01-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Rudolf Seeliger died on +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Rudolf Seeliger held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Rudolf Seeliger worked as a physicist[6].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's field of work was physics[12].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's field of work was electric discharge[13].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's field of work was gas[14].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's field of work was plasma physics[15].
  • Among Rudolf Seeliger's employers was University of Greifswald[16].
  • Rudolf Seeliger was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[17].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's doctoral advisor was Arnold Sommerfeld[18].
  • Rudolf Seeliger received the National Prize of East Germany[19].
  • Rudolf Seeliger received the Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[20].
  • Rudolf Seeliger was a member of German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[21].
  • Rudolf Seeliger is recorded as male[22].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Rudolf Seeliger supervised Georg Mierdel as a doctoral student[24].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109048818[25].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 57411648[26].
  • Rudolf Seeliger's GND ID is recorded as 118830910[27].

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Origins and Family

Rudolf Seeliger was born in Munich[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1886-11-12T00:00:00Z[3] and +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Rudolf Seeliger's education included a stint at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[17]. His doctoral advisor was Arnold Sommerfeld[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include physics[12], a branch of science[28]; electric discharge[13]; gas[14], a fundamental state of matter[29]; and plasma physics[15], a branch of physics[30]. Rudolf Seeliger was employed by University of Greifswald[16]. He supervised Georg Mierdel as a doctoral student[24].

Recognition

Awards received include National Prize of East Germany[19], a national award[31], in German Democratic Republic[32], founded in 1949[33] and Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[20], a grade of an order[34], in German Democratic Republic[35].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1965-01-20T00:00:00Z[5] and +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[10]. Rudolf Seeliger died in Greifswald[4].

Why It Matters

Rudolf Seeliger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Rudolf Seeliger born?

Rudolf Seeliger was born in Munich[2].

Where did Rudolf Seeliger die?

Rudolf Seeliger died in Greifswald[4].

What did Rudolf Seeliger do for work?

Rudolf Seeliger worked as physicist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Rudolf Seeliger go to school?

Rudolf Seeliger was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[17].

What awards did Rudolf Seeliger receive?

Honors received include National Prize of East Germany[19] and Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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