Eric Ash
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Distinguished German-born British electrical engineer and past Rector of Imperial College
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Eric Ash was a male engineer born in Berlin in 1928. He held citizenship in both the United Kingdom and Germany. Ash received his education at Imperial College London, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree under the supervision of Dennis Gabor. He later worked as an employee at University College London.
His professional focus was in the field of electronics. Ash was a member of the Royal Society and Academia Europaea, and his work is recognized in the Royal Society collection. He received several awards, including the Faraday Medal, Marconi Prize, Royal Medal, and Fulbright Scholarship. He spoke German and died on 22 August 2021.
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Vinony files it under 1928 births, 2021 deaths and Academics of University College London.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eric
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- Imperial College London
- Employer
- University College London
- Languages spoken
- German
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Dennis Gabor
- Student of
- Dennis Gabor
- Field of work
- electronics
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- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1928-01-31
- name in native language
- Eric Ash
- date of death
- 2021-08-22
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