Simon Barry Laughlin

neurobiologist
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Simon Barry Laughlin

Summary

Simon Barry Laughlin is a human[1]. Born in Surrey[2], he… he was born on 1947[3]. He worked as a zoologist[4], neurobiologist[5], researcher[6], and university teacher[7].

Key Facts

  • Simon Barry Laughlin's place of birth was Surrey[2].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin was born on 1947[3].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin worked as a zoologist[4].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin worked as a neurobiologist[5].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin worked as a researcher[6].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's field of work was neurobiology[8].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's field of work was neuroscience[9].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[10].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin was a member of Royal Society[11].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin is recorded as male[12].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin supervised Ahmed Aldo Faisal as a doctoral student[14].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin supervised Jonathon Howard as a doctoral student[15].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's family name is recorded as Laughlin[16].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's given name is recorded as Simon[17].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's described at URL is recorded as https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/directory/simon-laughlin[18].
  • Simon Barry Laughlin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].

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Origins and Family

Simon Barry Laughlin was born in Surrey[2]. He was born on 1947[3].

Education

Simon Barry Laughlin was educated at University of Cambridge[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoologist[4], neurobiologist[5], researcher[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include neurobiology[8], an academic discipline[20] and neuroscience[9], an academic discipline[21]. Doctoral students include Ahmed Aldo Faisal[14] and Jonathon Howard[15], a researcher[22], b. 1957[23], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[24].

FAQs

Where was Simon Barry Laughlin born?

Simon Barry Laughlin was born in Surrey[2].

What did Simon Barry Laughlin do for work?

Simon Barry Laughlin worked as zoologist[4], neurobiologist[5], researcher[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Simon Barry Laughlin go to school?

Simon Barry Laughlin was educated at University of Cambridge[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . FreeBMD. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Kinetics and noise of transduction in insect photoreceptors. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . FreeBMD. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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