Karl Freed

American theoretical chemist
Person human Q56613340
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Summary

Karl Freed is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on September 25, 1942[3]. He worked as a theoretical chemist[4].

Key Facts

  • Karl Freed was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Karl Freed was born on September 25, 1942[3].
  • Karl Freed held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Karl Freed's professions included theoretical chemist[4].
  • Among Karl Freed's employers was University of Chicago[6].
  • Karl Freed's doctoral advisor was William Klemperer[7].
  • Karl Freed received the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[8].
  • Karl Freed received the Marlow Award[9].
  • Karl Freed received the Polymer Physics Prize[10].
  • Karl Freed received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].
  • Karl Freed was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].
  • Karl Freed was a member of American Physical Society[13].
  • Karl Freed is recorded as male[14].
  • Karl Freed's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Karl Freed supervised Moungi Bawendi as a doctoral student[16].
  • Karl Freed supervised John Michael Jumper as a doctoral student[17].
  • Karl Freed's family name is recorded as Freed[18].
  • Karl Freed's given name is recorded as Karl[19].
  • Karl Freed's given name is recorded as Frederick[20].
  • Karl Freed's official website is recorded as https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/karl-freed[21].
  • Karl Freed's described by source is recorded as Biography of Karl Freed[22].

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Origins and Family

Karl Freed's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on September 25, 1942[3].

Education

Karl Freed's doctoral advisor was William Klemperer[7].

Career and Affiliations

Karl Freed worked as a theoretical chemist[4]. Among his employers was University of Chicago[6]. Doctoral students include Moungi Bawendi[16], a chemist[23], b. 1961[24], of Tunisia[25], awarded the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[26] and John Michael Jumper[17], a computational biologist[27], b. 1985[28], of United States[29], awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry[30].

Recognition

Awards received include ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[8], a chemistry award[31], founded in 1931[32]; Marlow Award[9], a science award[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1957[35]; Polymer Physics Prize[10], a science award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1960[38]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[11], a fellowship grant[39], in United States[40], founded in 1925[41].

FAQs

Where was Karl Freed born?

Born in Brooklyn[2].

What did Karl Freed do for work?

Karl Freed worked as theoretical chemist[4].

What awards did Karl Freed receive?

Honors received include ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[8], Marlow Award[9], Polymer Physics Prize[10], and Guggenheim Fellowship[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . knowledge.uchicago.edu. Retrieved . knowledge.uchicago.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . freedgroup.uchicago.edu. Retrieved . freedgroup.uchicago.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Inspire-hep author id → K.F.Freed.1
    Family name → Freed
    Member of → American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society
    Mathematics genealogy project id → 345184
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