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Jacob Bekenstein
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Mexican-Israeli physicist
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Jacob David Bekenstein was a male theoretical physicist, astronomer, and astrophysicist who also worked as a university teacher. Born in Mexico City in 1947, he held citizenship in both Israel and Mexico. He was educated at Princeton University and the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, where he studied under doctoral advisor John Archibald Wheeler. Bekenstein’s professional career included positions at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and resided in Israel.
Bekenstein received several awards, including the Israel Prize, Wolf Prize in Physics, Einstein Prize, and Rothschild Prize. He spoke Spanish, Hebrew, and English. His name in his native language is יעקב בקנשטיין. He died in Helsinki in 2015 and was buried at Har HaMenuchot.
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Key facts
- Born
- Jacob David Bekenstein , ( 1947-05-01 ) May 1, 1947, Mexico City , Mexico
- Died
- August 16, 2015 (2015-08-16) (aged 68), Helsinki , Finland
- Education
- Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn , Princeton University
- Known for
- Bekenstein bound Bekenstein–Hawking formula Black hole thermodynamics No-hair theorem AQUAL Tensor–vector–scalar gravity
- Awards
- Rothschild Prize in Physics (1988) Israel Prize (2005) Racah Lecture (2006) Wolf Prize in Physics (2012) Einstein Prize (APS) (2015)
- Fields
- Theoretical physics
- Institutions
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Doctoral advisor
- John Wheeler
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Mexico City
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- astrophysicist
- Employer
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Rothschild Prize
- Doctoral advisor
- John Archibald Wheeler
- Student of
- John Archibald Wheeler
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Bekenstein100.JPG
- Residence
- Israel
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- date of birth
- 1947-05-01
- date of death
- 2015-08-16
- Commons category
- Jacob Bekenstein
- place of burial
- Har HaMenuchot
- name in native language
- יעקב בקנשטיין
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- birth name
- Jacob David Bekenstein
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacob David Bekenstein (Hebrew: יעקב דוד בקנשטיין; May 1, 1947 – August 16, 2015) was a Mexican-born American-Israeli theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of the connections between information and gravitation.
Early life and education
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