Alan Andrew Watson

British physicist
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Alan Andrew Watson

Summary

Alan Andrew Watson is a human[1]. He was born in Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1938-09-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and astronomer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alan Andrew Watson's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].
  • Alan Andrew Watson was born on +1938-09-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Andrew Watson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Alan Andrew Watson worked as a physicist[4].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's professions included astronomer[5].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[8].
  • Alan Andrew Watson received the Fellow of the Royal Society[9].
  • Alan Andrew Watson received the Faraday Medal and Prize[10].
  • Alan Andrew Watson was a member of Royal Society[11].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's image is recorded as Alan Andrew Watson at the Pierre Auger Observatory sign.jpg[12].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's image is recorded as Alan Andrew Watson at the Pierre Auger Observatory sign (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Alan Andrew Watson is recorded as male[14].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000439754387[16].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 212270756[17].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98046528[18].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's IdRef ID is recorded as 146961064[19].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's Commons category is recorded as Alan Andrew Watson[20].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c02r21[21].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's family name is recorded as Watson[22].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's given name is recorded as Alan[23].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's official website is recorded as http://www.ast.leeds.ac.uk/Auger/augerpeople/Watson/[24].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's Scopus author ID is recorded as 14057453900[25].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's participant in is recorded as Auger Operating Costs[26].
  • Alan Andrew Watson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Andrew Watson's place of birth was Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1938-09-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alan Andrew Watson's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and astronomer[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[9], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Faraday Medal and Prize[10], a science award[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 2008[32].

Why It Matters

Alan Andrew Watson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Alan Andrew Watson born?

Alan Andrew Watson's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

What did Alan Andrew Watson do for work?

Alan Andrew Watson worked as physicist[4] and astronomer[5].

Where did Alan Andrew Watson go to school?

Alan Andrew Watson was educated at University of Edinburgh[8].

What awards did Alan Andrew Watson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[9] and Faraday Medal and Prize[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . iop.org. iop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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