Bill Sutherland

American physicist
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Summary

Bill Sutherland was born on March 31, 1942[1], in Missouri[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3] and theoretical physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Sedalia[6]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Employer: University of Utah[8], University of California, Berkeley[9]
  • Educated at: University of California, Berkeley[10], Washington University in St. Louis[11], Stony Brook University[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Chen-ning Yang[13]
  • Award received: Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Doctoral student: Joel Fredrick Campbell[16], Rudolf A. Roemer[17], Kazumoto Iguchi[18], Rudolf Römer[19]
  • Family name: Sutherland[20]
  • Given name: Bill[21]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[22]

Why It Matters

Bill Sutherland has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Bill Sutherland born?

Bill Sutherland was born in Missouri[2].

What did Bill Sutherland do for work?

Bill Sutherland worked as a physicist[3] and theoretical physicist[4].

Where did Bill Sutherland go to school?

Bill Sutherland was educated at University of California, Berkeley[10], Washington University in St. Louis[11], and Stony Brook University[12].

What awards did Bill Sutherland receive?

Honors received include Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[14].

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  12. [14] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Missouri, Sedalia
    Educated at → University of California, Berkeley, Washington University in St. Louis, Stony Brook University
    Family name → Sutherland
    Doctoral student → Joel Fredrick Campbell, Rudolf A. Roemer, Kazumoto Iguchi +1
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