Carl Wunsch

American oceanographer
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Carl Wunsch

Summary

Carl Wunsch is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on May 5, 1941[3]. He worked as an oceanographer[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Carl Wunsch's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Carl Wunsch was born on May 5, 1941[3].
  • Carl Wunsch held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Carl Wunsch worked as an oceanographer[4].
  • Carl Wunsch worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Carl Wunsch's field of work was oceanography[8].
  • Among Carl Wunsch's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Carl Wunsch was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Carl Wunsch's doctoral advisor was Henry Stommel[11].
  • Carl Wunsch received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • Carl Wunsch received the Henry Stommel Research Medal[13].
  • Carl Wunsch received the William Bowie Medal[14].
  • Carl Wunsch received the A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences[15].
  • Carl Wunsch received the James B. Macelwane Medal[16].
  • Carl Wunsch received the Foreign Member of the Royal Society[17].
  • Carl Wunsch was a member of Royal Society[18].
  • Carl Wunsch was a member of National Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Carl Wunsch was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Carl Wunsch is recorded as male[21].
  • Carl Wunsch's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Carl Wunsch supervised Peter Huybers as a doctoral student[23].
  • Carl Wunsch supervised Eli Tziperman as a doctoral student[24].
  • Carl Wunsch supervised Ru Chen as a doctoral student[25].
  • Carl Wunsch's archives at is recorded as Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries[26].
  • Carl Wunsch's family name is recorded as Wunsch[27].

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Origins and Family

Carl Wunsch was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on May 5, 1941[3].

Education

Carl Wunsch's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]. His doctoral advisor was Henry Stommel[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include oceanographer[4] and university teacher[5]. Carl Wunsch's field of work was oceanography[8]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9]. Doctoral students include Peter Huybers[23], a scientist[28], b. 1974[29], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[30], specialised in paleoclimatology[31]; Eli Tziperman[24], a university teacher[32], b. 1957[33], specialised in oceanography[34]; and Ru Chen[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], a fellowship grant[35], in United States[36], founded in 1925[37]; Henry Stommel Research Medal[13], a science award[38], in United States[39]; William Bowie Medal[14], a geophysics award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1939[42]; A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences[15], a science award[43], in Canada[44]; James B. Macelwane Medal[16], an award[45], founded in 1962[46]; and Foreign Member of the Royal Society[17], a fellowship award[47], in United Kingdom[48].

Why It Matters

Carl Wunsch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49]

FAQs

Where was Carl Wunsch born?

Carl Wunsch's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

What did Carl Wunsch do for work?

Carl Wunsch worked as oceanographer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Carl Wunsch go to school?

Carl Wunsch was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Carl Wunsch receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], Henry Stommel Research Medal[13], William Bowie Medal[14], and A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences[15].

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  10. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . huntsmanaward.org. huntsmanaward.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . agu.org. agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007. wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . archivesspace.mit.edu. archivesspace.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Carl
    Field of work oceanography
    Doctoral student Peter Huybers, Eli Tziperman, Ru Chen
    Family name Wunsch
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