Carole Jordan

Summary

Carole Jordan is a human^[1]. She was born on July 19, 1941^[2]. She died on February 2026^[3]. She worked as an astronomer^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Carole Jordan was born on July 19, 1941^[2].
• Carole Jordan was born on 1941^[6].
• Carole Jordan died on February 2026^[3].
• Carole Jordan died on February 3, 2026^[7].
• Carole Jordan held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• Carole Jordan's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Carole Jordan's field of work was astrophysics^[9].
• Among Carole Jordan's employers was University College London^[10].
• Carole Jordan was employed by Somerville College^[11].
• Carole Jordan was employed by University of Oxford^[12].
• Carole Jordan was educated at University College London^[13].
• Carole Jordan's doctoral advisor was Clabon Allen^[14].
• Carole Jordan received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[15].
• Carole Jordan received the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[16].
• Carole Jordan received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[17].
• Carole Jordan received the Fellow of the Institute of Physics^[18].
• Carole Jordan received the Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics^[19].
• Carole Jordan was a member of Academia Europaea^[20].
• Carole Jordan was a member of Royal Society^[21].
• Carole Jordan was a member of International Astronomical Union^[22].
• Carole Jordan is recorded as female^[23].
• Carole Jordan's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Carole Jordan supervised John Anthony Adam as a doctoral student^[25].
• Carole Jordan's family name is recorded as Jordan^[26].
• Carole Jordan's given name is recorded as Carole^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include July 19, 1941^[2] and 1941^[6].

Education

Carole Jordan's education included a stint at University College London^[13]. Her doctoral advisor was Clabon Allen^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Carole Jordan worked as an astronomer^[4]. Her field of work was astrophysics^[9]. Employers include University College London^[10], a university college^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1826^[30], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[31]; Somerville College^[11], a college of the University of Oxford^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1879^[34], headquartered in Oxford^[35]; and University of Oxford^[12], a collegiate university^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1096^[38], headquartered in Oxford^[39]. She supervised John Anthony Adam as a doctoral student^[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[15], a fellowship award^[40], in United Kingdom^[41]; Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[16], a grade of an order^[42], in United Kingdom^[43]; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[17], a science award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1824^[46]; Fellow of the Institute of Physics^[18], a fellowship award^[47]; and Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics^[19].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 2026^[3] and February 3, 2026^[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Carole Jordan include 8078 Carolejordan^[48], an asteroid^[49].

Why It Matters

Carole Jordan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50]

Entities named for her include 8078 Carolejordan^[48], an asteroid^[49].

FAQs

What did Carole Jordan do for work?

Carole Jordan worked as astronomer^[4].

Where did Carole Jordan go to school?

Carole Jordan was educated at University College London^[13].

What awards did Carole Jordan receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[15], Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[16], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[17], and Fellow of the Institute of Physics^[18].