Sidney Dancoff

American physicist (1913–1951)
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Sidney Dancoff

Summary

Sidney Dancoff is a human[1]. Born in Philadelphia[2], he… he was born on September 27, 1913[3]. He died in Urbana[4]. He died on August 15, 1951[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Sidney Dancoff's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
  • Sidney Dancoff died in Urbana[4].
  • Sidney Dancoff was born on September 27, 1913[3].
  • Sidney Dancoff died on August 15, 1951[5].
  • Sidney Dancoff is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery[10].
  • A child of Sidney Dancoff was Judith Dancoff[11].
  • Sidney Dancoff held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Sidney Dancoff worked as a physicist[6].
  • Sidney Dancoff worked as a nuclear physicist[7].
  • Sidney Dancoff's professions included theoretical physicist[8].
  • Among Sidney Dancoff's employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13].
  • Sidney Dancoff was educated at University of Pittsburgh[14].
  • Sidney Dancoff's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[15].
  • Sidney Dancoff was educated at University of California, Berkeley[16].
  • Sidney Dancoff's doctoral advisor was Robert Oppenheimer[17].
  • Sidney Dancoff received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Sidney Dancoff received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[19].
  • Sidney Dancoff is recorded as male[20].
  • Sidney Dancoff's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Sidney Dancoff supervised Sidney Drell as a doctoral student[22].
  • Sidney Dancoff's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[23].
  • The cause of death was lymphoma[24].
  • Sidney Dancoff's given name is recorded as Sidney[25].
  • Sidney Dancoff's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Sidney Dancoff's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Philadelphia[2], Sidney Dancoff… he was born on September 27, 1913[3].

Education

Educated at University of Pittsburgh[14], a public–private partnership[28], in United States[29], founded in 1787[30], headquartered in Pittsburgh[31]; Carnegie Mellon University[15], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1900[34], headquartered in Pittsburgh[35]; and University of California, Berkeley[16], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1868[38], headquartered in Berkeley[39]. Sidney Dancoff's doctoral advisor was Robert Oppenheimer[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. Sidney Dancoff was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13]. He supervised Sidney Drell as a doctoral student[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[19], a fellowship award[43].

Personal Life

A child of Sidney Dancoff was Judith Dancoff[11].

Death and Burial

Sidney Dancoff died on August 15, 1951[5]. He died in Urbana[4]. The cause of death was lymphoma[24]. Burial took place at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Sidney Dancoff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

His notable doctoral advisees include Sidney Drell[46], a physicist[47], 1926–2016[48], of United States[49], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[50], specialised in particle physics[51].

FAQs

Where was Sidney Dancoff born?

Sidney Dancoff's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

Where did Sidney Dancoff die?

Sidney Dancoff died in Urbana[4].

What did Sidney Dancoff do for work?

Sidney Dancoff worked as physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], and theoretical physicist[8].

Where did Sidney Dancoff go to school?

Sidney Dancoff was educated at University of Pittsburgh[14], Carnegie Mellon University[15], and University of California, Berkeley[16].

What awards did Sidney Dancoff receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[19].

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  9. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . history.aip.org. history.aip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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