Charles Glover Barkla

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Nobel laureate in Physics human physicist

Charles Glover Barkla was a British physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on X-ray spectroscopy and the characteristic radiation of elements.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Physics → human → physicist →
awardReceived	Hughes Medal → Nobel Prize in Physics → Royal Medal →
birthName	Charles Glover Barkla →
causeOfDeath	cerebral hemorrhage →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
dateOfBirth	1877-06-07 →
dateOfDeath	1944-10-23 →
doctoralAdvisor	Oliver Lodge →
educatedAt	Liverpool Institute High School for Boys → University of Cambridge NERFINISHED → University of Liverpool →
employer	King's College London → University of Edinburgh → University of Liverpool →
ethnicGroup	English →
familyName	Barkla →
fieldOfWork	X-ray spectroscopy → physics → radiation physics →
givenName	Charles →
knownFor	Barkla X-ray series → characteristic X-ray spectra of elements → polarization of X-rays →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Royal Society → Royal Society of Edinburgh →
nobleTitle	Fellow of the Royal Society →
notableWork	discovery of characteristic X-radiation of elements → research on characteristic X-ray radiation of elements →
numberOfChildren	3 →
placeOfBirth	Lancashire → Widnes →
placeOfDeath	Edinburgh → Scotland →
positionHeld	Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Liverpool → Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh → Professor of Physics at King's College London →
religion	Methodism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Mary Esther Cowell →
studiedUnder	J. J. Thomson →
workLocation	Edinburgh → Liverpool → London →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Glover Barkla →	birthName
J. J. Thomson →	doctoralStudent
Duddell Medal and Prize ("Charles G. Barkla") →	notableRecipient