J. A. Ratcliffe
Facts
20 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- December 12, 1902
- Date of death
- October 25, 1987
- Place of birth
- Bacup
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom[7]
- Occupation
- physicist, university teacher
- Employer
- University of Cambridge[10]
- Field of work
- physicist, radiophysics[8][9]
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College, Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School[11][12][13]
- Award received
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Holweck Prize, Faraday Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Guthrie Medal and Prize, Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
- Doctoral advisor
- Edward Victor Appleton[14]
- Doctoral student
- Maurice Wilkes, Martin Ryle, Kenneth George Budden, S. A. Bowhill, Ronald N. Bracewell, Maurice Wilkes, Ronald N. Bracewell, Kenneth George Budden, Henry G. Booker[26][27][28][29][30][31]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[36]
- Member of
- Royal Society of London[24]
- Student
- Martin Ryle[15]
- ISNI
- 000000011604767X
- VIAF cluster ID
- 20204124
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n50062455
- GND ID
- 1158811616
- Academic Tree ID
- 60141
- AstroGen ID
- 33689
- BIBSYS ID
- 90242531
- CANTIC ID
- 981058617017406706
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140845216737638400
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 1158811616
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 1158811616
- FAST ID
- 1435691
Show all 36 identifiers +24
- Freebase ID
- /m/06h8lt
- IdRef ID
- 070665001
- J9U entity ID
- 987007278327305171
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 1158811616
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 147661
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA00684132
- NDL Authority ID
- 00453728
- NL CR AUT ID
- mub2016912338
- NUKAT ID
- n2004094071
- National Library of Lithuania ID
- LNB:BHDj;=BO
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810608450105606
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
- mp72696
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 15209735X
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 40029
- Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
- NA2004
- Prabook ID
- 2220521
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A003728468
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 33257
- Treccani ID
- john-ashworth-ratcliffe
- UK National Archives ID
- F58767
- University of Barcelona authority ID
- 981058617017406706
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJfCBhB4gQjxcD8dF4v8md
- Yale LUX ID
- person/9358302f-44fa-4dfa-b617-7eba340e8c35
- ZbMATH author ID
- ratcliffe.j-a
Award received 8
Doctoral student 5
Doctoral students 3
Educated at 2
Field of work 2
Occupation 2
Country of citizenship 1
Doctoral advisor 1
Doctoral advisors 1
Employer 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Maintained by WikiProject 1
Member of 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Student 1
Students 1
0 sources
Summary
J. A. Ratcliffe was born on December 12, 1902[1], in Bacup[2]. He died on October 25, 1987[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].
Why It Matters
J. A. Ratcliffe's notable doctoral advisees include Maurice Wilkes[37], a computer scientist[38], 1913–2010[39], of United Kingdom[40], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[41], specialised in computer science[42]; Martin Ryle[43], an astronomer[44], 1918–1984[45], of United Kingdom[46], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[47], specialised in astronomy[48]; and Ronald N. Bracewell[49], a physicist[50], 1921–2007[51], of Australia[52], awarded the IEEE Fellow[53].
FAQs
Where was J. A. Ratcliffe born?
J. A. Ratcliffe was born in Bacup[2].
Where did J. A. Ratcliffe die?
J. A. Ratcliffe passed away in Cambridge[4].
What did J. A. Ratcliffe do for work?
J. A. Ratcliffe worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did J. A. Ratcliffe go to school?
J. A. Ratcliffe was educated at University of Cambridge[11], Sidney Sussex College[12], and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School[13].
What awards did J. A. Ratcliffe receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[16], Royal Medal[17], Holweck Prize[18], and Faraday Medal[19].