Thomas Hertog

Belgian cosmologist and former collaborator of Professor Stephen Hawking
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Thomas Hertog

Summary

Thomas Hertog is a human[1]. His place of birth was Leuven[2]. He was born on May 27, 1975[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and author[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Hertog's place of birth was Leuven[2].
  • Thomas Hertog was born on May 27, 1975[3].
  • Thomas Hertog was born on January 1, 1975[8].
  • Thomas Hertog held citizenship in Belgium[9].
  • Thomas Hertog worked as a physicist[4].
  • Thomas Hertog worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Thomas Hertog worked as an author[6].
  • Thomas Hertog's field of work was theoretical physics[10].
  • Thomas Hertog's field of work was quantum physics[11].
  • Thomas Hertog's field of work was superstring theory[12].
  • Thomas Hertog's field of work was cosmology[13].
  • Among Thomas Hertog's employers was Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[14].
  • Thomas Hertog was educated at University of Cambridge[15].
  • Thomas Hertog's doctoral advisor was Stephen Hawking[16].
  • Thomas Hertog received the Prize of the Flemish Scientific Foundation[17].
  • Thomas Hertog is recorded as male[18].
  • Thomas Hertog's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Thomas Hertog's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Hertog[20].
  • Thomas Hertog's family name is recorded as Hertog[21].
  • Thomas Hertog's given name is recorded as Thomas[22].
  • Thomas Hertog's academic thesis is recorded as The origin of inflation[23].
  • Thomas Hertog's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Thomas Hertog's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Thomas Hertog's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Belgian scientists[26].
  • Thomas Hertog's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1975-05-27[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c5ff1167-e706-42df-918b-a968f5d613aa[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Hertog's place of birth was Leuven[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 27, 1975[3] and January 1, 1975[8].

Education

Thomas Hertog was educated at University of Cambridge[15]. His doctoral advisor was Stephen Hawking[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], university teacher[5], and author[6]. Fields of work include theoretical physics[10], a branch of physics[32]; quantum physics[11], a branch of physics[33]; superstring theory[12], a field of study[34]; and cosmology[13], a branch of astronomy[35]. Thomas Hertog was employed by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[14].

Recognition

Thomas Hertog received the Prize of the Flemish Scientific Foundation[17].

Why It Matters

Thomas Hertog ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Hertog born?

Thomas Hertog's place of birth was Leuven[2].

What did Thomas Hertog do for work?

Thomas Hertog worked as physicist[4], university teacher[5], and author[6].

Where did Thomas Hertog go to school?

Thomas Hertog was educated at University of Cambridge[15].

What awards did Thomas Hertog receive?

Honors received include Prize of the Flemish Scientific Foundation[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . kuleuven.be. kuleuven.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . kvab.be. kvab.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . ethos.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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