William Ralph Smythe

American physicist (1893-1988)
Person human Q21531590
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William Ralph Smythe

Summary

William Ralph Smythe is a human[1]. He was born on +1893-07-05T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1988-07-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4].

Key Facts

  • William Ralph Smythe was born on +1893-07-05T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Ralph Smythe died on +1988-07-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Ralph Smythe held citizenship in United States[5].
  • William Ralph Smythe's professions included physicist[4].
  • Among William Ralph Smythe's employers was California Institute of Technology[6].
  • William Ralph Smythe was educated at University of Chicago[7].
  • William Ralph Smythe's doctoral advisor was Henry Gale[8].
  • William Ralph Smythe is recorded as male[9].
  • William Ralph Smythe's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Ralph Smythe supervised Charles Hard Townes as a doctoral student[11].
  • William Ralph Smythe supervised George Clement Dacey as a doctoral student[12].
  • William Ralph Smythe supervised Carl David Anderson as a doctoral student[13].
  • William Ralph Smythe's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108765137[14].
  • William Ralph Smythe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19745654[15].
  • William Ralph Smythe's GND ID is recorded as 105513526X[16].
  • William Ralph Smythe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87103341[17].
  • William Ralph Smythe's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123121227[18].
  • William Ralph Smythe's IdRef ID is recorded as 067821480[19].
  • William Ralph Smythe's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 152156[20].
  • William Ralph Smythe's family name is recorded as Smythe[21].
  • William Ralph Smythe's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Ralph Smythe's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 072448008[23].
  • William Ralph Smythe's NUKAT ID is recorded as n97035084[24].
  • William Ralph Smythe's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000182514[25].
  • William Ralph Smythe's FAST ID is recorded as 201647[26].

Body

Origins and Family

William Ralph Smythe was born on +1893-07-05T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

William Ralph Smythe was educated at University of Chicago[7]. His doctoral advisor was Henry Gale[8].

Career and Affiliations

William Ralph Smythe worked as a physicist[4]. Among his employers was California Institute of Technology[6]. Doctoral students include Charles Hard Townes[11], a physicist[27], 1915–2015[28], of United States[29], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[30], specialised in physics[31]; George Clement Dacey[12], a scientist[32], 1921–2010[33], of United States[34]; and Carl David Anderson[13], a physicist[35], 1905–1991[36], of United States[37], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[38], specialised in particle physics[39].

Death and Burial

William Ralph Smythe died on +1988-07-06T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

What did William Ralph Smythe do for work?

William Ralph Smythe worked as physicist[4].

Where did William Ralph Smythe go to school?

William Ralph Smythe was educated at University of Chicago[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  18. [2] . United States World War I draft registration. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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