Alan Hale

American astronomer and comet discoverer
Person human Q433945
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Alan Hale

Summary

Alan Hale is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tachikawa[2]. He was born on +1958-03-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tachikawa[2], Alan Hale…
  • Alan Hale was born on +1958-03-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Hale held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Alan Hale's professions included astronomer[4].
  • Alan Hale was educated at United States Naval Academy[7].
  • Alan Hale was a member of International Astronomical Union[8].
  • Alan Hale's religion is recorded as atheism[9].
  • Alan Hale's image is recorded as Astronomer Alan Hale at the Cosmic Carnival held at Cottonwood Mall in Albuquerque on Sept. 10th, 2005.jpg[10].
  • Alan Hale is recorded as male[11].
  • Alan Hale's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Alan Hale's ISNI is recorded as 0000000046356353[13].
  • Alan Hale's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 38978294[14].
  • Alan Hale's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no97022166[15].
  • Alan Hale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03b4kx[16].
  • Alan Hale's family name is recorded as Hale[17].
  • Alan Hale's given name is recorded as Alan[18].
  • Alan Hale's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 160430615[19].
  • Alan Hale's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Alan-Hale[20].
  • Alan Hale's Prabook ID is recorded as 2554036[21].
  • Alan Hale's AstroGen ID is recorded as 1387[22].
  • Alan Hale's IAU member ID is recorded as 8255[23].
  • Alan Hale's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJyCBkgMgGyRcY8f8HBwYP[24].
  • Alan Hale's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/4c367174-063c-4e1a-9d33-9207f0095618[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Hale was born in Tachikawa[2]. He was born on +1958-03-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alan Hale was educated at United States Naval Academy[7].

Career and Affiliations

Alan Hale worked as an astronomer[4].

Personal Life

Alan Hale's religion is recorded as atheism[9].

Why It Matters

Alan Hale ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

He is credited with the discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp[28], a non-periodic comet[29].

FAQs

Where was Alan Hale born?

Alan Hale's place of birth was Tachikawa[2].

What did Alan Hale do for work?

Alan Hale worked as astronomer[4].

Where did Alan Hale go to school?

Alan Hale was educated at United States Naval Academy[7].

What did Alan Hale discover?

Alan Hale is credited as discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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