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Walter Eric Spear
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Walter Eric Spear was a British physicist born in Frankfurt in 1921 and died in Dundee in 2008. He served as a member of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His academic career included positions at Birkbeck, University of London, the University of Leicester, and the University of Dundee. He was educated at the University of Westminster and Birkbeck, University of London.
Spear participated in World War II and spoke English. He received several awards, including the Fellow of the Royal Society, the Max Born Prize, the Rumford Medal, and the Royal Society Bakerian Medal. His work is recognized in the Royal Society collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Place of death
- Dundee
- Occupation
- physicist
- Educated at
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Employer
- University of Dundee
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
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- date of birth
- 1921-01-20
- date of death
- 2008-02-21
- member of
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
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