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David J. Thouless
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Memorial Page for David J. Thouless

Sep 21, 1934 – Apr 6, 2019(84 years)Died in:Cambridge, England

British physicist

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Occupation(3)

Awards(9)

Fellow of the Royal SocietyHolweck PrizeFritz London AwardWolf Prize in PhysicsNobel Prize in PhysicsIOP Dirac MedalFellow of the American Physical SocietyMaxwell Medal and PrizeLars Onsager Prize

Education(3)

Trinity HallCornell UniversityClare Hall

David J. Thouless (* September 21, 1934 in Bearsden; † April 6, 2019 in Cambridge) was a british physicist. He was 84 years old. He had 3 children. His education included Trinity Hall, Cornell University and Clare Hall. He received 9 awards, including Fellow of the Royal Society, Holweck Prize. His cause of death was dementia.

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Born in Bearsden, Scotland

1934

Maxwell Medal and Prize

1973

Holweck Prize

1980

Fritz London Award

1984

Wolf Prize in Physics

1990

IOP Dirac Medal

1993

Lars Onsager Prize

2000

Nobel Prize in Physics

2016

Died in Cambridge, England (dementia)

2019

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David J. Thouless. Forever remembered.