Samuel Curran

Scottish physicist and academic official
Person human Q3471093
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Summary

Samuel Curran was born on May 23, 1912[1], in Ballymena[2]. He died on February 15, 1998[3], in Glasgow[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 (102 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Joan Curran[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10]
  • Employer: University of Strathclyde[11], University of Glasgow[12]
  • Educated at: University of Glasgow[13], University of California, Berkeley[14], St John's College[15], University of Cambridge[16]
  • Doctoral advisor: Edward Taylor Jones[17], Philip Dee[18]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[19], Knight Bachelor[20], honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology[21]
  • Member of: Royal Society[22], Royal Society of Edinburgh[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Doctoral student: Ronald Drever[25], William A. Little[26]
  • Commons category: Samuel Curran[27]
  • Family name: Curran[28]
  • Given name: Samuel[29]
  • Participant in: Manhattan Project[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[31]

Why It Matters

Samuel Curran is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Curran born?

Samuel Curran's place of birth was Ballymena[2].

Where did Samuel Curran die?

Samuel Curran died in Glasgow[4].

Who was Samuel Curran married to?

Samuel Curran's spouses include Joan Curran[8].

What did Samuel Curran do for work?

Samuel Curran worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Samuel Curran go to school?

Samuel Curran was educated at University of Glasgow[13], University of California, Berkeley[14], St John's College[15], and University of Cambridge[16].

What awards did Samuel Curran receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[19], Knight Bachelor[20], and honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . p.lodz.pl. Retrieved . p.lodz.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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