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Stephen Hawking

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Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 to 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1942 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1942-01-08 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
2018-03-14 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2018 2
Death Place
Cambridge, United Kingdom 1
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
Notable Work
A Brief History of Time 1
Notable Work
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays 1
Notable Work
God Created the Integers 1
Notable Work
My Brief History 1
Notable Work
On the Shoulders of Giants 1
Notable Work
The Dreams That Stuff Is Made of: The Most Astounding Papers of Quantum Physics and How They Shook the Scientific World 1
Notable Work
The Universe in a Nutshell 1
Birthplace
Oxford, United Kingdom 1
Birthplace
United Kingdom 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astrophysics 1
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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1. Stephen Hawking (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom
    Q145
  • P20 (place of death): Cambridge, United Kingdom
    Q350
  • P19 (place of birth): Oxford, United Kingdom
    Q34217
  • P19 (place of birth): United Kingdom
    Q145
  • P800 (notable work): A Brief History of Time
    Q471726
  • P800 (notable work): Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
    Q1815797
  • P800 (notable work): The Universe in a Nutshell
    Q918057
  • P800 (notable work): On the Shoulders of Giants
    Q3284950
  • P800 (notable work): God Created the Integers
    Q5575842
  • P800 (notable work): The Dreams That Stuff Is Made of: The Most Astounding Papers of Quantum Physics and How They Shook the Scientific World
    Q28406292
  • P800 (notable work): My Brief History
    Q21532983
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2. Stephen Hawking (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942-14 March 2018) was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 1942-01-08
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 1942-01-08
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 2018-03-14
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 2018-03-14
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