Jacob Clay
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Dutch philosopher and university professor (1882-1955)
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Jacob Clay (1882–1955) was a Dutch philosopher, university teacher, and physicist. Born in Berkhout and educated at Leiden University, he worked at the University of Amsterdam under the doctoral advisor Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. His professional fields included physics, logic, philosophy, and atmospheric electricity. He was a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Clay was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. He spoke French, his native language, and Dutch. His doctoral student was Gale Bruno van Albada. He died in Bilthoven. While some sources list works such as *De galvanische weerstand van metalen en legeeringen bij lage temperaturen*, other entries attribute titles like *Xtreme Totality Advanced WODs* to the name Jacob Clay.
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- Works
- 4
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- De galvanische weerstand van metalen en legeeringen bij lage temperaturen
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Family name
- Clay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Berkhout
- Place of death
- Bilthoven
- Employer
- University of Amsterdam
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- French
- Doctoral advisor
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
- Field of work
- cosmic radiation
- Image
- Jacob Clay.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1882-01-18
- date of death
- 1955-12-31
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Commons category
- Jacob Clay
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