Alexei Filippenko

Summary

Alexei Filippenko is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Oakland^[2]. He was born on +1958-07-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and physicist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Oakland^[2], Alexei Filippenko…
• Alexei Filippenko was born on +1958-07-25T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Alexei Filippenko held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Alexei Filippenko worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Alexei Filippenko's professions included astrophysicist^[5].
• Alexei Filippenko's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Alexei Filippenko's professions included physicist^[7].
• Alexei Filippenko's field of work was telescope^[10].
• Alexei Filippenko's field of work was black hole^[11].
• Alexei Filippenko's field of work was Hubble Space Telescope^[12].
• Alexei Filippenko was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• Alexei Filippenko was educated at California Institute of Technology^[14].
• Alexei Filippenko's education included a stint at University of California, Santa Barbara^[15].
• Alexei Filippenko's education included a stint at Dos Pueblos High School^[16].
• Alexei Filippenko's doctoral advisor was Wallace L. W. Sargent^[17].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Petrie Prize Lecture^[19].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[20].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization^[21].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy^[22].
• Alexei Filippenko was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[23].
• Alexei Filippenko was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[24].
• Alexei Filippenko was a member of International Astronomical Union^[25].
• Alexei Filippenko's image is recorded as Alexei V. Filippenko in 2025.jpg^[26].
• Alexei Filippenko is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexei Filippenko was born in Oakland^[2]. He was born on +1958-07-25T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology^[14], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in California^[31]; University of California, Santa Barbara^[15], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1909^[34], headquartered in Santa Barbara County^[35]; and Dos Pueblos High School^[16], a high school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1966^[38]. Alexei Filippenko's doctoral advisor was Wallace L. W. Sargent^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and physicist^[7]. Fields of work include telescope^[10], an invention^[39], founded in 1607^[40]; black hole^[11], an astronomical object type^[41]; and Hubble Space Telescope^[12], a space telescope^[42]. Among Alexei Filippenko's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[13]. He supervised Thomas Matheson as a doctoral student^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1925^[46]; Petrie Prize Lecture^[19], a science award^[47], in Canada^[48]; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[20], a science award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1941^[51]; Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization^[21], a science award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 2002^[54]; and Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy^[22], a science award^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1974^[57].

Why It Matters

Alexei Filippenko ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

FAQs

Where was Alexei Filippenko born?

Alexei Filippenko's place of birth was Oakland^[2].

What did Alexei Filippenko do for work?

Alexei Filippenko worked as astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and physicist^[7].

Where did Alexei Filippenko go to school?

Alexei Filippenko was educated at California Institute of Technology^[14], University of California, Santa Barbara^[15], and Dos Pueblos High School^[16].

What awards did Alexei Filippenko receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], Petrie Prize Lecture^[19], Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[20], and Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization^[21].