David M. Brink

Australian-British nuclear physicist
Person human Q1175374
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David M. Brink

Summary

David M. Brink is a human[1]. Born in Hobart[2], he… he was born on July 20, 1930[3]. He died on March 8, 2021[4]. He worked as a nuclear physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David M. Brink was born in Hobart[2].
  • David M. Brink was born on July 20, 1930[3].
  • David M. Brink died on March 8, 2021[4].
  • David M. Brink held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • David M. Brink worked as a nuclear physicist[5].
  • David M. Brink was educated at Magdalen College[8].
  • David M. Brink's education included a stint at University of Tasmania[9].
  • David M. Brink received the Lise Meitner Prize[10].
  • David M. Brink received the Fellow of the Royal Society[11].
  • David M. Brink received the Rhodes Scholarship[12].
  • David M. Brink was a member of Royal Society[13].
  • David M. Brink was a member of Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala[14].
  • David M. Brink is recorded as male[15].
  • David M. Brink's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David M. Brink supervised Derek W. Robinson as a doctoral student[17].
  • David M. Brink's family name is recorded as Brink[18].
  • David M. Brink's given name is recorded as David[19].
  • David M. Brink's given name is recorded as Maurice[20].
  • David M. Brink's described at URL is recorded as https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/obituary-david-brink-frs[21].
  • David M. Brink studied under Maurice Pryce[22].
  • David M. Brink's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • David M. Brink's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

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Origins and Family

David M. Brink was born in Hobart[2]. He was born on July 20, 1930[3].

Education

Educated at Magdalen College[8], a college of the University of Oxford[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1458[27] and University of Tasmania[9], a public university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1890[30]. David M. Brink studied under Maurice Pryce[22].

Career and Affiliations

David M. Brink's professions included nuclear physicist[5]. He supervised Derek W. Robinson as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Lise Meitner Prize[10], an award[31]; Fellow of the Royal Society[11], a fellowship award[32], in United Kingdom[33]; and Rhodes Scholarship[12], a scholarship[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1902[36].

Death and Burial

David M. Brink died on March 8, 2021[4].

Why It Matters

David M. Brink ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was David M. Brink born?

David M. Brink was born in Hobart[2].

What did David M. Brink do for work?

David M. Brink worked as nuclear physicist[5].

Where did David M. Brink go to school?

David M. Brink was educated at Magdalen College[8] and University of Tasmania[9].

What awards did David M. Brink receive?

Honors received include Lise Meitner Prize[10], Fellow of the Royal Society[11], and Rhodes Scholarship[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . balliol.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . balliol.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . catalogues.royalsociety.org. catalogues.royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . physics.ox.ac.uk. physics.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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