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Basil Schonland
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Basil_Schonland
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:Rhodes_University
gptkbp:awardReceived
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Hughes_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate
1896-02-02
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Grahamstown,_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:deathDate
1972-11-24
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
gptkb:Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson
gptkbp:field
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Basil Schonland
gptkbp:knownFor
radar development
work on lightning
gptkbp:nationality
gptkb:South_African
gptkbp:positionHeld
gptkb:President_of_the_Royal_Society_of_South_Africa
Director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment
gptkbp:workInstitution
gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Research_Establishment
gptkb:University_of_the_Witwatersrand
gptkb:University_of_Cape_Town
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4