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He remained active as a member of the teaching faculty at Trinity College Dublin, where he served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy from 1946 until his retirement in 1974, after which he continued to be associated with the physics department at the college. Along with William Rowan Hamilton, Walton is regarded as one of the most influential Irish physicists."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 October 1903","date":"1903-10-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Abbeyside","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2090795"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"25 June 1995","date":"1995-06-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Belfast","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10686"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ireland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27"},{"text":"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174193"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"physicist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169470"},{"text":"university teacher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1622272"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Trinity College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332342","start":"1927","end":"1931"},{"text":"Methodist College Belfast","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3307357","start":"1915","end":"1922"},{"text":"Trinity College, Dublin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258464","start":"1922","end":"1927"},{"text":"Cookstown High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5167209"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Winifred Walton","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109330392"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1946–1974)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28403277","start":"1946","end":"1974"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Nobel Prize in Physics","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38104","date":"1951"},{"text":"Hughes Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844872","date":"1938"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Walton","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183631"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Ernest Walton born?","a":"Ernest Walton was born on 6 October 1903 in Abbeyside."},{"q":"What positions has Ernest Walton held?","a":"Positions held by Ernest Walton include: Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1946–1974)."},{"q":"Where did Ernest Walton study?","a":"Ernest Walton was educated at Trinity College, Methodist College Belfast, Trinity College, Dublin, Cookstown High School."}],"related":[{"name":"William C. 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