Saul A. Teukolsky

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Summary

Saul A. Teukolsky is a human[1]. He was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on August 2, 1947[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Saul A. Teukolsky's place of birth was Johannesburg[2].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky was born on August 2, 1947[3].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's professions included physicist[4].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's field of work was astrophysics[7].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky was employed by Cornell University[8].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky was educated at University of the Witwatersrand[9].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's doctoral advisor was Kip S. Thorne[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Saul A. Teukolsky is Numerical Recipes[12].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[13].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky received the Einstein Prize[14].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky received the ICTP Dirac Medal[16].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky was a member of National Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky is recorded as male[19].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky supervised François Foucart as a doctoral student[21].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's Commons category is recorded as Saul Teukolsky[22].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's given name is recorded as Saúl[23].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Saul A. Teukolsky's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

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Origins and Family

Saul A. Teukolsky was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on August 2, 1947[3].

Education

Educated at University of the Witwatersrand[9], a public research university[26], in South Africa[27], founded in 1896[28], headquartered in Johannesburg[29] and California Institute of Technology[10], a university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1891[32], headquartered in California[33]. Saul A. Teukolsky's doctoral advisor was Kip S. Thorne[11].

Career and Affiliations

Saul A. Teukolsky worked as a physicist[4]. His field of work was astrophysics[7]. Among his employers was Cornell University[8]. He supervised François Foucart as a doctoral student[21].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Saul A. Teukolsky is Numerical Recipes[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[13], a fellowship award[34]; Einstein Prize[14], a physics award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1999[37]; Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[38], in United States[39], founded in 1925[40]; and ICTP Dirac Medal[16], a physics award[41].

Why It Matters

Saul A. Teukolsky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Saul A. Teukolsky born?

Born in Johannesburg[2].

What did Saul A. Teukolsky do for work?

Saul A. Teukolsky worked as physicist[4].

Where did Saul A. Teukolsky go to school?

Saul A. Teukolsky was educated at University of the Witwatersrand[9] and California Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Saul A. Teukolsky receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[13], Einstein Prize[14], Guggenheim Fellowship[15], and ICTP Dirac Medal[16].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] ↑ . ictp.it. ictp.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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