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James E. McDonald

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American physicist (1920–1971)

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Born: 1920
Died: 1971-06-13
Works: 1

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Born: 7 May 1920
Died: 13 June 1971

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Instance of: human
Given name: James
Family name: Q20827080
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Duluth
Place of death: Tucson
Occupation: ufologist
Educated at: Iowa State University
Employer: University of Chicago

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1920 births 1971 deaths 1971 suicides 20th-century American physicists American meteorologists Atmospheric physicists Iowa State University alumni Iowa State University faculty MIT School of Science alumni People from Duluth, Minnesota Suicides by firearm in Arizona Ufologists University of Arizona faculty

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P1196: Suicide
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