William Francis Gray Swann

Summary

William Francis Gray Swann is a human^[1]. His place of birth was England^[2]. He was born on +1884-08-29T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1962-01-29T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a physicist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• William Francis Gray Swann was born in England^[2].
• William Francis Gray Swann was born on +1884-08-29T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Francis Gray Swann died on +1962-01-29T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William Francis Gray Swann held citizenship in United States^[7].
• William Francis Gray Swann's professions included physicist^[5].
• William Francis Gray Swann was employed by University of Sheffield^[8].
• Among William Francis Gray Swann's employers was University of Chicago^[9].
• Among William Francis Gray Swann's employers was University of Minnesota^[10].
• William Francis Gray Swann's education included a stint at University College London^[11].
• William Francis Gray Swann received the Elliott Cresson Medal^[12].
• William Francis Gray Swann was a member of American Philosophical Society^[13].
• William Francis Gray Swann is recorded as male^[14].
• William Francis Gray Swann's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• William Francis Gray Swann supervised Ernest Lawrence as a doctoral student^[16].
• William Francis Gray Swann supervised Herman Zanstra as a doctoral student^[17].
• William Francis Gray Swann's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080905475^[18].
• William Francis Gray Swann's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10854988^[19].
• William Francis Gray Swann's GND ID is recorded as 126996725^[20].
• William Francis Gray Swann's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88172386^[21].
• William Francis Gray Swann's IdRef ID is recorded as 168911523^[22].
• William Francis Gray Swann's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 133477^[23].
• William Francis Gray Swann's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04_bys^[24].
• William Francis Gray Swann's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5084116A^[25].
• William Francis Gray Swann's family name is recorded as Swann^[26].
• William Francis Gray Swann's given name is recorded as William^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Francis Gray Swann was born in England^[2]. He was born on +1884-08-29T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

William Francis Gray Swann's education included a stint at University College London^[11].

Career and Affiliations

William Francis Gray Swann's professions included physicist^[5]. Employers include University of Sheffield^[8], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1905^[30], headquartered in Sheffield^[31]; University of Chicago^[9], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1890^[34], headquartered in Chicago^[35]; and University of Minnesota^[10], a public research university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1851^[38], headquartered in Minneapolis^[39]. Doctoral students include Ernest Lawrence^[16], a physicist^[40], 1901–1958^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[43], specialised in physics^[44] and Herman Zanstra^[17], an astronomer^[45], 1894–1972^[46], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[47], awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[48].

Recognition

William Francis Gray Swann received the Elliott Cresson Medal^[12].

Death and Burial

William Francis Gray Swann died on +1962-01-29T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Francis Gray Swann include Swann^[49], a lunar crater^[50].

Why It Matters

William Francis Gray Swann ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for him include Swann^[49], a lunar crater^[50].

His notable doctoral advisees include Ernest Lawrence^[53], a physicist^[54], 1901–1958^[55], of United States^[56], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[57], specialised in physics^[58] and Herman Zanstra^[59], an astronomer^[60], 1894–1972^[61], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[62], awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[63].

FAQs

Where was William Francis Gray Swann born?

William Francis Gray Swann's place of birth was England^[2].

What did William Francis Gray Swann do for work?

William Francis Gray Swann worked as physicist^[5].

Where did William Francis Gray Swann go to school?

William Francis Gray Swann was educated at University College London^[11].

What awards did William Francis Gray Swann receive?

Honors received include Elliott Cresson Medal^[12].