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Julian Barbour

1937 - Today

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Julian Barbour (; born 1937) is a British physicist with research interests in quantum gravity and the history of science. Since receiving his PhD degree on the foundations of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity at the University of Cologne in 1968, Barbour has supported himself and his family without an academic position, working part-time as a translator (although he has an Oxford University email address and his research has been funded, for example by a FQXi grant). He resides near Banbury, England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julian Barbour is the 775th most popular physicist (down from 730th in 2019), the 5,062nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,380th in 2019) and the 87th most popular British Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Julian Barbour ranks 775 out of 851. Before him are Gersh Budker, Ronald Drever, Paul Corkum, Juan Martín Maldacena, Samuel King Allison, and C. R. Hagen. After him are Miguel Alcubierre, Emil Wolf, Egon Orowan, Harvey Fletcher, Frank Press, and Walter Munk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Julian Barbour ranks 503. Before him are Susan Hampshire, Magic Sam, Léo Lacroix, Franco De Piccoli, C. R. Hagen, and Sergio Aragonés. After him are Viktor Zubkov, Detto Mariano, Cēzars Ozers, David Del Tredici, David Bedford, and Peter Medak.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Julian Barbour ranks 5,064 out of 8,785. Before him are Adam Godley (1964), Rupert Holmes (1947), Paul Nihill (1939), Samuel Hearne (1745), Richie Hawtin (1970), and Matthew Lewis (1989). After him are James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (1848), Jarvis Cocker (1963), Simon Fuller (1960), Cuth Harrison (1906), Robert Smirke (1780), and Mehdi Hasan (1979).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom

Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Julian Barbour ranks 87. Before him are John Hopkinson (1849), Balfour Stewart (1828), John Pendry (1943), Brian Cox (1968), Charles Sheffield (1935), and Ronald Drever (1931). After him are Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), John Aitken (1839), Alan Cottrell (1919), and Jess Wade (1988).

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