B. Thomas Soifer

American astronomer
Person human Q116947049
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B. Thomas Soifer

Summary

B. Thomas Soifer is a human[1]. He worked as an astronomer[2].

Key Facts

  • B. Thomas Soifer held citizenship in United States[3].
  • B. Thomas Soifer worked as an astronomer[2].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's field of work was astronomy[4].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's field of work was galaxy formation and evolution[5].
  • B. Thomas Soifer was employed by California Institute of Technology[6].
  • B. Thomas Soifer was educated at California Institute of Technology[7].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's education included a stint at Cornell University[8].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's doctoral advisor was James Houck[9].
  • B. Thomas Soifer was a member of American Astronomical Society[10].
  • B. Thomas Soifer was a member of Sigma Xi[11].
  • B. Thomas Soifer was a member of International Astronomical Union[12].
  • B. Thomas Soifer is recorded as male[13].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000054885028[15].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5101888[16].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93064862[17].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13593762h[18].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's IdRef ID is recorded as 085873039[19].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07890256[20].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-8112-1132[21].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's family name is recorded as Soifer[22].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's given name is recorded as Baruch[23].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's given name is recorded as Thomas[24].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90688846[25].
  • B. Thomas Soifer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

Body

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[7], a university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1891[29], headquartered in California[30] and Cornell University[8], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1865[33], headquartered in Ithaca[34]. B. Thomas Soifer's doctoral advisor was James Houck[9].

Career and Affiliations

B. Thomas Soifer worked as an astronomer[2]. Fields of work include astronomy[4], a branch of science[35] and galaxy formation and evolution[5], an academic discipline[36]. Among his employers was California Institute of Technology[6].

FAQs

What did B. Thomas Soifer do for work?

B. Thomas Soifer worked as astronomer[2].

Where did B. Thomas Soifer go to school?

B. Thomas Soifer was educated at California Institute of Technology[7] and Cornell University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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