Alan William James Cousins

South African astronomer (1903–2001)
Person human Q4708068
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Alan William James Cousins

Summary

Alan William James Cousins is a human[1]. He was born in Three Anchor Bay[2]. He was born on +1903-08-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Cape Town[4]. He died on +2001-05-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Three Anchor Bay[2], Alan William James Cousins…
  • Alan William James Cousins passed away in Cape Town[4].
  • Alan William James Cousins was born on +1903-08-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan William James Cousins died on +2001-05-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alan William James Cousins held citizenship in South Africa[8].
  • English was Alan William James Cousins's native language[9].
  • Alan William James Cousins's professions included astronomer[6].
  • Alan William James Cousins's field of work was photometry[10].
  • Alan William James Cousins was educated at University of Cape Town[11].
  • Alan William James Cousins received the Jackson-Gwilt Medal[12].
  • Alan William James Cousins is recorded as male[13].
  • Alan William James Cousins's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alan William James Cousins's ISNI is recorded as 0000000049992443[15].
  • Alan William James Cousins's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 71279195[16].
  • Alan William James Cousins's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr95008058[17].
  • Alan William James Cousins's IdRef ID is recorded as 06415324X[18].
  • Alan William James Cousins's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05drgv[19].
  • Alan William James Cousins's given name is recorded as Alan[20].
  • Alan William James Cousins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Alan William James Cousins's FAST ID is recorded as 352619[22].
  • Alan William James Cousins's Prabook ID is recorded as 2554955[23].
  • Alan William James Cousins's AstroGen ID is recorded as 28629[24].
  • Alan William James Cousins's Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID is recorded as 9041[25].
  • Alan William James Cousins's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJfrTb8wfDPpPbpHfp6kDq[26].
  • Alan William James Cousins's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/6c1ca35a-f08f-4412-a073-c933e16f39f7[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Three Anchor Bay[2], Alan William James Cousins… he was born on +1903-08-08T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Alan William James Cousins was educated at University of Cape Town[11].

Career and Affiliations

Alan William James Cousins worked as an astronomer[6]. His field of work was photometry[10].

Recognition

Alan William James Cousins received the Jackson-Gwilt Medal[12].

Death and Burial

Alan William James Cousins died on +2001-05-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Cape Town[4].

Why It Matters

Alan William James Cousins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Alan William James Cousins born?

Born in Three Anchor Bay[2], Alan William James Cousins…

Where did Alan William James Cousins die?

Alan William James Cousins passed away in Cape Town[4].

What did Alan William James Cousins do for work?

Alan William James Cousins worked as astronomer[6].

Where did Alan William James Cousins go to school?

Alan William James Cousins was educated at University of Cape Town[11].

What awards did Alan William James Cousins receive?

Honors received include Jackson-Gwilt Medal[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . link.springer.com. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . link.springer.com. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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