Kazimierz Fajans
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Summary
Kazimierz Fajans was born on May 27, 1887[1], in Warsaw[2]. He died on May 18, 1975[3], in Ann Arbor[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], chemist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United States[9], Poland[10]
- Field of work: physical chemistry[11]
- Employer: University of Michigan[12], Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[13], Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[14]
- Educated at: Leipzig University[15], University of Zurich[16]
- Award received: Fellow of the American Physical Society[17]
- Member of: Academy of Sciences of the USSR[18], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[19], Russian Academy of Sciences[20]
- Sex or gender: male[21]
- Doctoral student: Oswald Helmuth Göhring[22], Zhu Jianhan[23], Theodore H. Berlin[24]
- Commons category: Kazimierz Fajans[25]
- Archives at: Berlin State Library[26], Bentley Historical Library[27]
- Academic degree: professor[28]
- Family name: Fajans[29]
- Given name: Kazimierz[30]
- Work location: Munich[31], Ann Arbor[32]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[33], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[34], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[37]
- Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Chemistry[38]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[39]
- Name in native language: Kazimierz Fajans[40]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Kazimierz Fajans include Fajans' rules[41].
Why It Matters
Kazimierz Fajans has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
He is credited with the discovery of protactinium[44], a chemical element[45]. Entities named for him include Fajans' rules[41].
FAQs
Where was Kazimierz Fajans born?
Kazimierz Fajans's place of birth was Warsaw[2].
Where did Kazimierz Fajans die?
Kazimierz Fajans passed away in Ann Arbor[4].
What did Kazimierz Fajans do for work?
Kazimierz Fajans worked as a physicist[5], chemist[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Kazimierz Fajans go to school?
Kazimierz Fajans was educated at Leipzig University[15] and University of Zurich[16].
What awards did Kazimierz Fajans receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[17].
What did Kazimierz Fajans discover?
Kazimierz Fajans is credited as discoverer of protactinium[44].