Walter Franz

German physicist (1911–1992)
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Walter Franz

Summary

Walter Franz is a human[1]. He was born in Munich[2]. He was born on +1911-04-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Münster[4]. He died on +1992-02-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Walter Franz was born in Munich[2].
  • Walter Franz died in Münster[4].
  • Walter Franz was born on +1911-04-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Walter Franz died on +1992-02-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Walter Franz held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Walter Franz's professions included physicist[6].
  • Walter Franz's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Walter Franz was employed by University of Hamburg[10].
  • Among Walter Franz's employers was University of Münster[11].
  • Walter Franz was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[12].
  • Walter Franz's doctoral advisor was Arnold Sommerfeld[13].
  • Walter Franz is recorded as male[14].
  • Walter Franz's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Walter Franz supervised Ludwig Bernhard Tewordt as a doctoral student[16].
  • Walter Franz supervised Josef Kamphusmann as a doctoral student[17].
  • Walter Franz's ISNI is recorded as 000000010923379X[18].
  • Walter Franz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 89699222[19].
  • Walter Franz's GND ID is recorded as 1015778666[20].
  • Walter Franz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83828385[21].
  • Walter Franz's IdRef ID is recorded as 109917243[22].
  • Walter Franz's archives at is recorded as Münster University Archive[23].
  • Walter Franz's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 66697[24].
  • Walter Franz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0270gr_[25].
  • Walter Franz's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jx20071210002[26].
  • Walter Franz's family name is recorded as Franz[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Walter Franz was born in Munich[2]. He was born on +1911-04-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Walter Franz's education included a stint at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[12]. His doctoral advisor was Arnold Sommerfeld[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. Employers include University of Hamburg[10], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Hamburg[31] and University of Münster[11], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1780[34], headquartered in Münster[35]. Doctoral students include Ludwig Bernhard Tewordt[16], a physicist[36], 1926–2016[37] and Josef Kamphusmann[17].

Death and Burial

Walter Franz died on +1992-02-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Münster[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Walter Franz include Franz–Keldysh effect[38].

Why It Matters

Walter Franz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Entities named for him include Franz–Keldysh effect[38].

FAQs

Where was Walter Franz born?

Born in Munich[2], Walter Franz…

Where did Walter Franz die?

Walter Franz passed away in Münster[4].

What did Walter Franz do for work?

Walter Franz worked as physicist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Walter Franz go to school?

Walter Franz was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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