Wojciech H. Zurek

Polish-American physicist
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Wojciech H. Zurek

Summary

Wojciech H. Zurek is a human[1]. He was born in Bielsko-Biała[2]. He was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bielsko-Biała[2], Wojciech H. Zurek…
  • Wojciech H. Zurek was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek held citizenship in Poland[7].
  • Polish was Wojciech H. Zurek's native language[8].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's professions included physicist[4].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's field of work was quantum mechanics[9].
  • Among Wojciech H. Zurek's employers was Santa Fe Institute[10].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek was employed by University of California, Santa Barbara[11].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek was employed by California Institute of Technology[12].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek was educated at AGH University of Science and Technology[13].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's doctoral advisor was William C. Schieve[14].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[15].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek received the Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[16].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek received the Marian Smoluchowski Medal[17].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek received the Humboldt Prize[18].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek was a member of Polish Physical Society[19].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's image is recorded as Wojciech H. Zurek.gif[20].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek is recorded as male[21].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's ISNI is recorded as 000000010974467X[23].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 55506675[24].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's GND ID is recorded as 123275563X[25].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82165360[26].
  • Wojciech H. Zurek's IdRef ID is recorded as 057245592[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bielsko-Biała[2], Wojciech H. Zurek… he was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. Polish was his native language[8].

Education

Wojciech H. Zurek's education included a stint at AGH University of Science and Technology[13]. His doctoral advisor was William C. Schieve[14]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Wojciech H. Zurek's field of work was quantum mechanics[9]. Employers include Santa Fe Institute[10], a research institute[29], in United States[30], founded in 1984[31], headquartered in Santa Fe[32]; University of California, Santa Barbara[11], a public university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1909[35], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[36]; and California Institute of Technology[12], a university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1891[39], headquartered in California[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[15], a fellowship award[41]; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[16], a grade of an order[42], in Poland[43]; Marian Smoluchowski Medal[17], an award[44], in Poland[45]; and Humboldt Prize[18], a science award[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1972[48].

Why It Matters

Wojciech H. Zurek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Wojciech H. Zurek born?

Born in Bielsko-Biała[2], Wojciech H. Zurek…

What did Wojciech H. Zurek do for work?

Wojciech H. Zurek worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Wojciech H. Zurek go to school?

Wojciech H. Zurek was educated at AGH University of Science and Technology[13].

What awards did Wojciech H. Zurek receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[15], Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[16], Marian Smoluchowski Medal[17], and Humboldt Prize[18].

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  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [28] . Polish Science. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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