Jerome Wiesner

American academic engineer (1915-1994)
Person human Q729661
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Summary

Jerome Wiesner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Detroit[2]. He was born on May 30, 1915[3]. He died in Watertown[4]. He died on October 21, 1994[5]. He worked as an engineer[6], university teacher[7], physicist[8], electrical engineer[9], and politician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Detroit[2].
  • Jerome Wiesner passed away in Watertown[4].
  • Jerome Wiesner was born on May 30, 1915[3].
  • Jerome Wiesner died on October 21, 1994[5].
  • A child of Jerome Wiesner was Stephen Wiesner[12].
  • Jerome Wiesner held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Jerome Wiesner's professions included engineer[6].
  • Jerome Wiesner's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Jerome Wiesner worked as a physicist[8].
  • Jerome Wiesner's professions included electrical engineer[9].
  • Jerome Wiesner worked as a politician[10].
  • Jerome Wiesner's professions included scientist[14].
  • Jerome Wiesner's field of work was electrical engineering[15].
  • Jerome Wiesner held the position of president[16].
  • Jerome Wiesner was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17].
  • Among Jerome Wiesner's employers was Los Alamos National Laboratory[18].
  • Among Jerome Wiesner's employers was Library of Congress[19].
  • Jerome Wiesner was educated at University of Michigan[20].
  • Jerome Wiesner's education included a stint at Fordson High School[21].
  • Jerome Wiesner received the NAS Public Welfare Medal[22].
  • Jerome Wiesner received the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT[23].
  • Jerome Wiesner received the Migel Medal[24].
  • Jerome Wiesner received the IEEE Founders Medal[25].
  • Jerome Wiesner received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[26].
  • Jerome Wiesner was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[27].

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Origins and Family

Jerome Wiesner's place of birth was Detroit[2]. He was born on May 30, 1915[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[20], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor[31] and Fordson High School[21], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1922[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6], university teacher[7], physicist[8], electrical engineer[9], politician[10], and scientist[14]. Jerome Wiesner's field of work was electrical engineering[15]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1861[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38]; Los Alamos National Laboratory[18], an United States national laboratory[39], in United States[40], founded in 1943[41], headquartered in Los Alamos[42]; and Library of Congress[19], a national library[43], in United States[44], founded in 1800[45], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[46]. He held the position of president[16].

Recognition

Awards received include NAS Public Welfare Medal[22], a science award[47], in United States[48]; Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT[23], an award[49], founded in 1974[50]; Migel Medal[24], an award[51], in United States[52], founded in 1937[53]; IEEE Founders Medal[25], a science award[54], founded in 1952[55]; and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[26], a fellowship award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1962[58].

Personal Life

A child of Jerome Wiesner was Stephen Wiesner[12].

Death and Burial

Jerome Wiesner died on October 21, 1994[5]. He passed away in Watertown[4].

Why It Matters

Jerome Wiesner ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

Where was Jerome Wiesner born?

Born in Detroit[2].

Where did Jerome Wiesner die?

Jerome Wiesner passed away in Watertown[4].

What did Jerome Wiesner do for work?

Jerome Wiesner worked as engineer[6], university teacher[7], physicist[8], electrical engineer[9], and politician[10].

Where did Jerome Wiesner go to school?

Jerome Wiesner was educated at University of Michigan[20] and Fordson High School[21].

What awards did Jerome Wiesner receive?

Honors received include NAS Public Welfare Medal[22], Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT[23], Migel Medal[24], and IEEE Founders Medal[25].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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