Wallace Clement Sabine

American physicist (1868-1919)
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Wallace Clement Sabine

Summary

Wallace Clement Sabine is a human[1]. His place of birth was Richwood[2]. He was born on June 13, 1868[3]. He passed away in Boston[4]. He died on January 10, 1919[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], university teacher[7], and architectural acoustician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Richwood[2], Wallace Clement Sabine…
  • Wallace Clement Sabine died in Boston[4].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine was born on June 13, 1868[3].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine died on January 10, 1919[5].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine worked as a physicist[6].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine worked as an architectural acoustician[8].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's field of work was acoustics[11].
  • Among Wallace Clement Sabine's employers was Harvard Business School[12].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's education included a stint at Harvard University[13].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine was educated at Ohio State University[14].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's doctoral advisor was John Trowbridge[15].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[16].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine was a member of National Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine is recorded as male[19].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine supervised Theodore Lyman as a doctoral student[21].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine supervised Percy Williams Bridgman as a doctoral student[22].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's Commons category is recorded as Wallace Clement Sabine[23].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's family name is recorded as Sabine[24].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's given name is recorded as Wallace[25].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's given name is recorded as Clement[26].
  • Wallace Clement Sabine's described by source is recorded as Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[27].

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Origins and Family

Wallace Clement Sabine was born in Richwood[2]. He was born on June 13, 1868[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Ohio State University[14], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1870[34], headquartered in Columbus[35]. Wallace Clement Sabine's doctoral advisor was John Trowbridge[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], university teacher[7], and architectural acoustician[8]. Wallace Clement Sabine's field of work was acoustics[11]. Among his employers was Harvard Business School[12]. Doctoral students include Theodore Lyman[21], a physicist[36], 1874–1954[37], of United States[38], awarded the Frederic Ives Medal[39], specialised in spectroscopy[40] and Percy Williams Bridgman[22], a physicist[41], 1882–1961[42], of United States[43], awarded the Rumford Prize[44], specialised in physics[45].

Recognition

Wallace Clement Sabine received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[16].

Death and Burial

Wallace Clement Sabine died on January 10, 1919[5]. He passed away in Boston[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Wallace Clement Sabine include Wallace Clement Sabine Medal[46], an award[47].

Why It Matters

Wallace Clement Sabine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for him include Wallace Clement Sabine Medal[46], an award[47].

His notable doctoral advisees include Percy Williams Bridgman[50], a physicist[51], 1882–1961[52], of United States[53], awarded the Rumford Prize[54], specialised in physics[55] and Theodore Lyman[56], a physicist[57], 1874–1954[58], of United States[59], awarded the Frederic Ives Medal[60], specialised in spectroscopy[61].

FAQs

Where was Wallace Clement Sabine born?

Wallace Clement Sabine was born in Richwood[2].

Where did Wallace Clement Sabine die?

Wallace Clement Sabine passed away in Boston[4].

What did Wallace Clement Sabine do for work?

Wallace Clement Sabine worked as physicist[6], university teacher[7], and architectural acoustician[8].

Where did Wallace Clement Sabine go to school?

Wallace Clement Sabine was educated at Harvard University[13] and Ohio State University[14].

What awards did Wallace Clement Sabine receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[16].

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  13. [16] . National Inventors Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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