John H. Van Vleck

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_H._Van_Vleck

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics gptkb:Rumford_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate	1899-03-13
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Middletown,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate	1980-10-27
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Edwin_Kemble
gptkbp:doctoralStudent	gptkb:Frederick_Seitz gptkb:Philip_Warren_Anderson
gptkbp:educatedAt	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Edward_Burr_Van_Vleck
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:mathematics magnetism physics quantum mechanics spectroscopy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John H. Van Vleck
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Van_Vleck_paramagnetism crystal field theory quantum mechanical theory of magnetism
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:American_Physical_Society gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation	for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith	gptkb:Philip_Warren_Anderson gptkb:Sir_Nevill_Francis_Mott
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	1977
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:mathematician gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:signature	John H. Van Vleck signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Abigail_Pearson
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Irving_Langmuir gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3