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Alan W. Harris

American planetary scientist
Person Human Q100752551

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1952, 1944[6]
Place of birth
Portland
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
researcher, astronomer, university teacher
Employer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1974–2002)
Award received
Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (2023), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2005)[8][9]
Affiliation
Space Science Institute[15]
Family name
Harris[12]
Given name
Alan, William[13][14]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Younger Dryas impact hypothesis[16]
Member of
International Astronomical Union[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alan Harris en Alan W. Harris en Alan William Harris en Harris, A W
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000050905191
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8548-8268
VIAF cluster ID
22030344
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr95008249
GND ID
1057750565
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11468767
CiNii Research ID
1140845216798560512
Curriculum vitae URL
www.spacescience.org
Exact match
www.iau.org
IAU member ID (archived)
6151, 4856
IdRef ID
15033026X
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08349958
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NUKAT ID
n2013065283
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810567393905606
ResearchGate contributions ID
71928237, 2112919287
Scopus author ID
23004910700
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqKhktHT4DK8hXfd8B3wC
Yale LUX ID
person/31b3a8f5-b833-4963-b5f1-42ba3a8ee7ba

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Summary

Alan W. Harris was born on 1952[1] in Portland[2]. He has worked as a researcher[3], astronomer[4], and university teacher[5].

FAQs

Where was Alan W. Harris born?

Alan W. Harris was born in Portland[2].

What did Alan W. Harris do for work?

Alan W. Harris worked as a researcher[3], astronomer[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Alan W. Harris receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[8] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . IdRef. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . skepticalinquirer.org. skepticalinquirer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . scispace.com. scispace.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65778: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Portland
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65725: Import places from GND"
  3. 22w ago · Zestmorse · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1952, 1944
    "Created claim: Date of birth: 1944"
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