# Walter J. Karplus

> Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 1954

**Wikidata**: [Q102249049](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102249049)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-j-karplus

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  "jobTitle": "University Professor, Computer Scientist",
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  "birthDate": "1927-04-23",
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  "deathDate": "2001-11-11",
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## References

1. [Source](https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/inmemoriam/html/WalterJ.Karplus.htm)
2. IdRef
3. Mathematics Genealogy Project
4. Czech National Authority Database
5. Guggenheim Fellows database
6. NUKAT
7. Prabook
8. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File