Marian Smoluchowski
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Summary
Marian Smoluchowski was born on May 28, 1872[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on September 5, 1917[3], in Kraków[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], mountaineer[6], and professor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Mödling[9], Vorderbrühl[10]
- Place of burial: Rakowicki Cemetery[11]
- Child: Roman Smoluchowski[12]
- Country of citizenship: Austria–Hungary[13]
- Ethnic group: Poles[14]
- Field of work: statistical physics[15], physics[16]
- Employer: Jagiellonian University[17], Lviv University[18]
- Educated at: University of Vienna[19], Theresianum[20]
- Doctoral advisor: Franz S. Exner[21], Josef Stefan[22]
- Student: Otto M. Nikodym[23]
- Notable work: Smoluchowski coagulation equation[24], Smoluchowski factor[25]
- Award received: Haitinger Prize[26], Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[27]
- Sex or gender: male[28]
- Commons category: Marian Smoluchowski[29]
- Cause of death: dysentery[30]
- Residence: Austria–Hungary[31]
- Sport: mountaineering[32]
- Family name: Smoluchowski[33]
- Given name: Marian[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Marian Smoluchowski[35]
- Academic thesis: Q66907346[36]
- Relative: Stanisław Szczepanowski[37]
- Student of: Ludwig Boltzmann[38]
- Manner of death: natural causes[39]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[40], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[41], Polish Biographical Dictionary[42], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[43]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Marian Smoluchowski include Marian Smoluchowski Medal[44], an award[45], in Poland[46]; Smoluchowski[47], a lunar crater[48]; and he and Emil Warburg Prize for Physics[49], a science award[50], in Poland[51].
Why It Matters
Marian Smoluchowski has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for him include Marian Smoluchowski Medal[44], an award[45], in Poland[46]; Smoluchowski[47], a lunar crater[48]; and he and Emil Warburg Prize for Physics[49], a science award[50], in Poland[51].
FAQs
Where was Marian Smoluchowski born?
Marian Smoluchowski's place of birth was Vienna[2].
Where did Marian Smoluchowski die?
Marian Smoluchowski died in Kraków[4].
What did Marian Smoluchowski do for work?
Marian Smoluchowski worked as a physicist[5], mountaineer[6], and professor[7].
Where did Marian Smoluchowski go to school?
Marian Smoluchowski was educated at University of Vienna[19] and Theresianum[20].
What awards did Marian Smoluchowski receive?
Honors received include Haitinger Prize[26] and Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[27].