# Alexei Filippenko

> American astronomer

**Wikidata**: [Q2758100](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2758100)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Filippenko)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/alexei-filippenko

## Summary

Alexei Filippenko was born on July 25, 1958, in Oakland [1] and is a citizen of the United States . He is an astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher, and physicist [1], having received his education at Dos Pueblos High School, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the California Institute of Technology .He has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Petrie Prize Lecture, the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award, the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization, and the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy [2][3][4]. These honors reflect his contributions to both research and public engagement in science.Filippenko is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the International Astronomical Union . His professional affiliations and accolades underscore his standing in the scientific community.


## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. data.bibliotheken.nl
4. Guggenheim Fellows database
5. [Source](https://aapt.org/Programs/awards/richtmyer.cfm)
6. [Source](https://aas.org/grants-and-prizes/newton-lacy-pierce-prize-astronomy)
7. CiNii Research
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. [Source](http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/living-member-list.html)