Martin J. Buerger

professor of mineralogy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Summary

Martin J. Buerger is a human[1]. Born in Detroit[2], he… he was born on April 8, 1903[3]. He passed away in Lincoln[4]. He died on February 26, 1986[5]. He worked as a professor[6], crystallographer[7], mineralogist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Martin J. Buerger was born in Detroit[2].
  • Martin J. Buerger died in Lincoln[4].
  • Martin J. Buerger was born on April 8, 1903[3].
  • Martin J. Buerger died on February 26, 1986[5].
  • Martin J. Buerger held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Martin J. Buerger worked as a professor[6].
  • Martin J. Buerger's professions included crystallographer[7].
  • Martin J. Buerger worked as a mineralogist[8].
  • Martin J. Buerger worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Martin J. Buerger's field of work was mineralogy[12].
  • Martin J. Buerger's field of work was crystallography[13].
  • Martin J. Buerger was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].
  • Martin J. Buerger was employed by University of Connecticut[15].
  • Martin J. Buerger's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].
  • Martin J. Buerger's doctoral advisor was Waldemar Lindgren[17].
  • Martin J. Buerger received the Roebling Medal[18].
  • Martin J. Buerger received the Arthur L. Day Medal[19].
  • Martin J. Buerger was a member of National Academy of Sciences[20].
  • Martin J. Buerger was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21].
  • Martin J. Buerger was a member of Austrian Academy of Sciences[22].
  • Martin J. Buerger was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[23].
  • Martin J. Buerger was a member of Academy of Sciences of Turin[24].
  • Martin J. Buerger was a member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[25].
  • Martin J. Buerger is recorded as male[26].
  • Martin J. Buerger's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Martin J. Buerger was born in Detroit[2]. He was born on April 8, 1903[3].

Education

Martin J. Buerger's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16]. His doctoral advisor was Waldemar Lindgren[17]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include professor[6], crystallographer[7], mineralogist[8], and university teacher[9]. Fields of work include mineralogy[12], a branch of geology[29] and crystallography[13], a branch of physics[30]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1861[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34] and University of Connecticut[15], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1881[37]. Doctoral students include Bernhardt Wuensch[38], a university teacher[39], 1933–2024[40], of United States[41] and Charles T. Prewitt[42], a mineralogist[43], 1933–2022[44], of United States[45], awarded the Roebling Medal[46], specialised in geology[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Roebling Medal[18], a science award[48], in Internationality[49], founded in 1937[50] and Arthur L. Day Medal[19], a science award[51], in United States[52], founded in 1948[53].

Death and Burial

Martin J. Buerger died on February 26, 1986[5]. He passed away in Lincoln[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Martin J. Buerger include fluor-buergerite[54], a mineral species[55].

Why It Matters

Martin J. Buerger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for him include fluor-buergerite[54], a mineral species[55].

FAQs

Where was Martin J. Buerger born?

Martin J. Buerger was born in Detroit[2].

Where did Martin J. Buerger die?

Martin J. Buerger passed away in Lincoln[4].

What did Martin J. Buerger do for work?

Martin J. Buerger worked as professor[6], crystallographer[7], mineralogist[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Martin J. Buerger go to school?

Martin J. Buerger was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].

What awards did Martin J. Buerger receive?

Honors received include Roebling Medal[18] and Arthur L. Day Medal[19].

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  15. [18] ↑ . Mineralogical Society of America. wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  24. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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