William A. Eaton

American biophysicist (born 1938)
Person human Q15854629
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Summary

William A. Eaton was born on June 4, 1938[1], in West Philadelphia[2]. He has worked as a biophysicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[5]
  • Employer: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases[6], United States National Institutes of Health[7]
  • Doctoral advisor: Robin M. Hochstrasser[8]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Physical Society[9], Humboldt Prize[10], John Scott Award[11], Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin[12], Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[13], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14], honorary doctorate from the University of Parma[15], Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry[16], Q140188014[17]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18], National Academy of Sciences[19], American Physical Society[20], Biophysical Society[21], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Commons category: William Eaton (scientist)[24]
  • Family name: Eaton[25]
  • Given name: William[26], Allen[27]
  • Described at URL: https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Eaton&first_nm=William&year=2012[28], https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/publications-and-special-projects/penn-medicine-magazine/archived-issues/2017/winter-2017/eaton[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]

Why It Matters

William A. Eaton is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was William A. Eaton born?

William A. Eaton's place of birth was West Philadelphia[2].

What did William A. Eaton do for work?

William A. Eaton worked as a biophysicist[3].

What awards did William A. Eaton receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[9], Humboldt Prize[10], John Scott Award[11], and Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin[12].

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  1. [2] ↑ . pubs.acs.org. Retrieved . pubs.acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . pubs.acs.org. Retrieved . pubs.acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . pubs.acs.org. Retrieved . pubs.acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae of William A. Eaton. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . thejohnscottaward.github.io. thejohnscottaward.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . unipr.it. unipr.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . hematology.org. hematology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . pubs.acs.org. Retrieved . pubs.acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Fellow of the American Physical Society, Humboldt Prize, John Scott Award +6
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  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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