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My Take
Ekert is one of those names that quietly underpins the modern world without ever chasing the spotlight. His early work on quantum cryptography didn't just add to physics, it helped define how we'll keep information safe in an age when classical encryption may crumble. What I admire most is the long arc of recognition here, from the Hughes Medal to a Royal Society fellowship and a Citation Laureate nod, all signs that his ideas keep getting used decades on. Born in Wrocław and now anchoring quantum research across Oxford and Singapore, he embodies the borderless, patient nature of real science. I find that deeply reassuring.
Overview
Artur Konrad Ekert (born 19 September 1961) is a professor of quantum physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, professorial fellow in quantum physics and cryptography at Merton College, Oxford, Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore and the founding director of the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Artur Ekert
- Name (Japanese)
- アーター・エカート
- Reading
- あーたー・えかーと
- Born
- September 19, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- physicist / university teacher / quantum physicist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Jagiellonian University
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Hughes Medal
- 1995 Maxwell Medal and Prize
- 2016 Fellow of the Royal Society
- 2019 Clarivate Citation Laureates
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.