W. W. Hansen

American physicist (1909–1949)
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W. W. Hansen

Summary

W. W. Hansen is a human[1]. He was born in Fresno[2]. He was born on +1909-05-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Palo Alto[4]. He died on +1949-05-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • W. W. Hansen was born in Fresno[2].
  • W. W. Hansen passed away in Palo Alto[4].
  • W. W. Hansen was born on +1909-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. W. Hansen died on +1949-05-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • W. W. Hansen held citizenship in United States[8].
  • W. W. Hansen's professions included physicist[6].
  • W. W. Hansen's education included a stint at Stanford University[9].
  • W. W. Hansen received the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[10].
  • W. W. Hansen was a member of National Academy of Sciences[11].
  • W. W. Hansen is recorded as male[12].
  • W. W. Hansen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • W. W. Hansen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68641085[14].
  • W. W. Hansen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004048208[15].
  • W. W. Hansen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02jmpz[16].
  • W. W. Hansen's family name is recorded as Hansen[17].
  • W. W. Hansen's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • W. W. Hansen's described by source is recorded as Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[19].
  • W. W. Hansen's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/William-Webster-Hansen[20].
  • W. W. Hansen's zbMATH author ID is recorded as hansen.w-w[21].
  • W. W. Hansen's FAST ID is recorded as 1914019[22].
  • W. W. Hansen's Prabook ID is recorded as 1759721[23].
  • W. W. Hansen's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w61v5j5h[24].
  • W. W. Hansen's American National Biography ID is recorded as 1300693[25].
  • W. W. Hansen's National Academy of Sciences member ID is recorded as 20000607[26].
  • W. W. Hansen's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Fresno[2], W. W. Hansen… he was born on +1909-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

W. W. Hansen's education included a stint at Stanford University[9].

Career and Affiliations

W. W. Hansen worked as a physicist[6].

Recognition

W. W. Hansen received the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[10].

Death and Burial

W. W. Hansen died on +1949-05-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Palo Alto[4].

Why It Matters

W. W. Hansen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was W. W. Hansen born?

Born in Fresno[2], W. W. Hansen…

Where did W. W. Hansen die?

W. W. Hansen died in Palo Alto[4].

What did W. W. Hansen do for work?

W. W. Hansen worked as physicist[6].

Where did W. W. Hansen go to school?

W. W. Hansen was educated at Stanford University[9].

What awards did W. W. Hansen receive?

Honors received include IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award[10].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . corporate-awards.ieee.org. corporate-awards.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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