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Arthur Schuster

Anglo-German physicist1851 to 1934

Wikidata names Gustav Kirchhoff, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Wilhelm Eduard Weber as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata3

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Gustav Kirchhoff
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Hermann von Helmholtz
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Wilhelm Eduard Weber

Teachers and mentors2

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
James Clerk Maxwell
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Thomas Barker

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataGustav Kirchhoffstated by WikidataHermann von Helmholtzstated by WikidataWilhelm Eduard Weber
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stated by WikidataFranz Ernst Neumannstated by WikidataFriedrich Julius Richelotstated by WikidataJohann Schweiggerstated by WikidataJohannes Peter Müller
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stated by WikidataAugust Franz Joseph Karl Mayerstated by WikidataCarl Gustav Jacob Jacobistated by WikidataChristian Samuel Weissstated by WikidataFranz August Wolfstated by WikidataGeorg Friedrich Hildebrandtstated by WikidataJohann Tobias Mayerstated by WikidataKarl Christian von Langsdorfstated by WikidataKarl Rudolphistated by WikidataPhilipp Franz von Walther
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stated by WikidataAbraham Gotthelf Kästnerstated by WikidataAbraham Gottlob Wernerstated by WikidataChristian Ehrenfried Weigelstated by WikidataEnno Dirksenstated by WikidataGeorg Christoph Lichtenbergstated by WikidataGeorg Joseph Beerstated by WikidataJohann Friedrich Gmelinstated by WikidataRené Just Haüystated by WikidataWilhelm Gottfried Ploucquet

Education and career4

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University of Manchester
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St John's College
studied
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Heidelberg University
studied
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University of Manchester
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At a glance

known as: physicist, statistician, university teacher
fields: seismology
awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, 1931, Royal Medal, 1893, Rumford Medal, 1926, Royal Society Bakerian Medal, 1890, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta, Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva, 1909, honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews, 1911, Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford, 1917, Knight Bachelor
member of: Royal Society of London, Royal Society of Edinburgh, National Academy of Sciences, from 1913, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Wikipedia: in 21 languages

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stated by WikidataIdRef137934459
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@misc{academicancestry_Q711452,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Arthur Schuster: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q711452},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Arthur Schuster: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q711452