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Stanley Jaki
Hungarian-American priest-theologian and theoretical physicist (1924–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stanley L. Jaki OSB (Jáki Szaniszló László) (17 August 1924 – 7 April 2009)[1][2] was a Hungarian-born priest of the Benedictine order. From 1975 to his death, he was Distinguished University Professor at Seton Hall University, in South Orange, New Jersey.
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Born | Stanley L. Jaki (1924-08-17)17 August 1924 |
Died | 7 April 2009(2009-04-07) (aged 84) |
Nationality | Hungary, United States |
Alma mater | Fordham University |
Awards | Templeton Prize (1987) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Philosophy of Science |
Institutions | Seton Hall University Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Princeton University and Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton |
Doctoral advisor | Victor Hess |
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He held doctorates in theology and in physics and was a leading contributor to the philosophy of science and the history of science, particularly to their relationship to Christianity. In 2018, Jaki was named one of five Catholic scientists "that shaped our understanding of the world" by Aleteia; the other four are: Copernicus, Gregor Mendel, Giuseppe Mercalli and Georges Lemaitre.[3]