John Hopkinson
Facts
30 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of birth
- July 27, 1849
- Date of death
- August 27, 1898
- Place of birth
- Manchester
- Place of death
- Petite Dent de Veisivi, Val d'Hérens[3][8]
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
- Occupation
- physicist, engineer, mathematician
- Position held
- chairperson, chairperson[14][15]
- Educated at
- University of London, Trinity College, Queenwood College, Victoria University of Manchester[18][19][20][21]
- Award received
- Royal Medal, Smith's Prize[25]
- Notable work
- Hopkinson's law, Hopkinson's law[23][24]
- Father
- John Hopkinson[10]
- Child
- John Gustave Hopkinson, Bertram Hopkinson[11][12]
- Doctoral advisor
- Edward Routh[22]
- Cause of death
- mountaineering accident
- Student of
- Thomas Barker
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Depicted by
- John Hopkinson (1849–1898)
- Described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary, Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Different from
- John Hopkinson
- Family name
- Hopkinson
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- Given name
- John
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Manner of death
- accidental death
- Member of
- Royal Society of London, Institution of Electrical Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers, Academy of Sciences of Turin
- Place of burial
- Territet cemetery[9]
- Writing language
- English
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- 0000000077810483
- VIAF cluster ID
- 22921281
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- 117529869
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- 242023
- Cambridge Alumni Database ID
- HPKN867J
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- 135839
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- FAST ID
- 1933594
- Find a Grave memorial ID
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- 6000000000766563116
- Grace's Guide ID
- John_Hopkinson_(1849-1898)
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
- john-hopkinson
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
- 0032920
- IdRef ID
- 221706887
- J9U entity ID
- 987012357870605171
- MacTutor biography ID
- Hopkinson
- Museo Galileo authority ID
- 42768
- NNDB people ID
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- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9812711194305606
- National Virtual Library of India ID
- 493044
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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- Open Library ID
- OL2233387A
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 13758
- Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
- NA8063
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- Science Museum people ID
- ap27583
- Treccani ID
- john-hopkinson
- UK National Archives ID
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- WikiTree person ID
- Hopkinson-593
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- hopkinson.john
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Summary
John Hopkinson's place of birth was Manchester[1]. He was born on July 27, 1849[2]. He died in Petite Dent de Veisivi[3]. He died on August 27, 1898[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], engineer[6], and mathematician[7].
Body
Education
Educated at University of London[18], a university[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1836[28], headquartered in London[29]; Trinity College[19], a college of the University of Cambridge[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1546[32], headquartered in Cambridge[33]; Queenwood College[20], a public school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1847[36]; and Victoria University of Manchester[21], a university[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1851[39], headquartered in Manchester[40]. He studied under Thomas Barker[41].
Career and Affiliations
Employers include King's College London[16], a public research university[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1829[44], headquartered in London[45] and Chance Brothers[17], a business[46], in United Kingdom[47], headquartered in Smethwick[48]. Positions held include chairperson[14], a type of position[49].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Hopkinson's law[23], a physical law[50].
Recognition
Awards received include Royal Medal[25], a science award[51], in United Kingdom[52], founded in 1826[53] and Smith's Prize[54], a science award[55].
Personal Life
Children include John Gustave Hopkinson[11] and Bertram Hopkinson[12], an engineer[56], 1874–1918[57], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[58], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[59].
Death and Burial
Recorded place of death include Petite Dent de Veisivi[3], a mountain[60], in Switzerland[61] and Val d'Hérens[8], a valley[62], in Switzerland[63]. The cause of death was mountaineering accident[64].
FAQs
Where was John Hopkinson born?
Born in Manchester[1].
Where did John Hopkinson die?
John Hopkinson passed away in Petite Dent de Veisivi[3].
Who were John Hopkinson's parents?
John Hopkinson's father was John Hopkinson[10].
What did John Hopkinson do for work?
John Hopkinson worked as physicist[5], engineer[6], and mathematician[7].
Where did John Hopkinson go to school?
John Hopkinson was educated at University of London[18], Trinity College[19], Queenwood College[20], and Victoria University of Manchester[21].
What awards did John Hopkinson receive?
Honors received include Royal Medal[25] and Smith's Prize[54].