Laurie Brown

American theoretical physicist (1923-2019)
Person human Q1808331
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Summary

Laurie Brown was born on January 1, 1923[1], in New York City[2]. He died on October 25, 2019[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], theoretical physicist[6], and historian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: April 10, 1923[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Field of work: theoretical physics[11]
  • Employer: Northwestern University[12]
  • Educated at: Cornell University[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: Richard Feynman[14]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Physical Society[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Family name: Brown[17]
  • Given name: Laurie[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[20]

Why It Matters

Laurie Brown is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Laurie Brown born?

Laurie Brown was born in New York City[2].

What did Laurie Brown do for work?

Laurie Brown worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], theoretical physicist[6], and historian[7].

Where did Laurie Brown go to school?

Laurie Brown was educated at Cornell University[13].

What awards did Laurie Brown receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . aps.org. aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . emeriti.northwestern.edu. emeriti.northwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en']
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    Place of birth → New York City
    Employer → Northwestern University
    Encyclopædia britannica contributor id → 393
    Mathematics genealogy project id → 181615
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