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John Reginald Richardson

Canadian-American physicist1912 to 1997

Wikidata names Ernest Lawrence as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and VIAF.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Ernest Lawrence

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stated by WikidataErnest Lawrence
2 steps up
stated by WikidataWilliam Francis Gray Swann

Education and career6

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University of California, Los Angeles
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University of California, Berkeley
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University of Michigan
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University of California, Berkeley
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University of California, Los Angeles
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At a glance

known as: physicist
awards: Fellow of the American Physical Society, Robert R. Wilson Prize, 1991
Wikipedia: in 4 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaJohn Reginald Richardson
stated by WikidataWikidataQ1701552
stated by WikidataVIAF104411343

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q1701552,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{John Reginald Richardson: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q1701552},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). John Reginald Richardson: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q1701552