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Paul Callaghan

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Also known as Sir Paul Terence Callaghan, Paul Terence Callaghan, Sir Paul Callaghan

New Zealand physicist (1947–2012)

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Paul Terence Callaghan was a New Zealand physicist. He was born in Whanganui in 1947 and died in Wellington in 2012. His cause of death was colorectal cancer, resulting from natural causes. He was a male who spoke English.

Callaghan was educated at Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Oxford. He worked at Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington, and the Australian National University. He was a member of the Royal Society and was recognized in the Royal Society collection.

He received the Fellow of the Royal Society, the Rutherford Medal, and the Hector Medal. His field of work was physics.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Terence
Gender
male
Citizenship
New Zealand
Place of birth
Whanganui
Place of death
Wellington
Occupation
physicist
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
physics
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Paul Callaghan 2001 (cropped).jpg
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date of death
2012-03-24
date of birth
1947-08-19
cause of death
Colorectal cancer
member of
Royal Society
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Paul Callaghan
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