Charles Wolf

Summary

Charles Wolf is a human^[1]. Born in Vorges^[2], he… he was born on +1827-11-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on +1918-07-04T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Charles Wolf's place of birth was Vorges^[2].
• Charles Wolf died in Paris^[4].
• Charles Wolf was born on +1827-11-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Charles Wolf died on +1918-07-04T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Charles Wolf held citizenship in France^[8].
• Charles Wolf worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Charles Wolf held the position of president of the French Academy of Sciences^[9].
• Charles Wolf was employed by University of Paris^[10].
• Charles Wolf was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[11].
• Charles Wolf was a member of Société Philomathique de Paris^[12].
• Charles Wolf was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[13].
• Charles Wolf was a member of Ligue de la Patrie Française‏^[14].
• Charles Wolf is recorded as male^[15].
• Charles Wolf's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Charles Wolf's Commons category is recorded as Charles Wolf (astronomer)^[17].
• Charles Wolf's family name is recorded as Wolf^[18].
• Charles Wolf's given name is recorded as Charles^[19].
• Charles Wolf's given name is recorded as Étienne^[20].
• Charles Wolf's given name is recorded as Joseph^[21].
• Charles Wolf's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[22].
• Charles Wolf's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[23].
• Charles Wolf's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf'}^[24].
• Charles Wolf's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Charles Wolf'}^[25].
• Charles Wolf's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[26].
• Charles Wolf's writing language is recorded as French^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Charles Wolf was born in Vorges^[2]. He was born on +1827-11-09T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Charles Wolf was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Charles Wolf's professions included astronomer^[6]. Among his employers was University of Paris^[10]. He held the position of president of the French Academy of Sciences^[9].

Death and Burial

Charles Wolf died on +1918-07-04T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Paris^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles Wolf include Wolf–Rayet star^[28], a spectral class^[29].

Why It Matters

Charles Wolf ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for him include Wolf–Rayet star^[28], a spectral class^[29].

FAQs

Where was Charles Wolf born?

Charles Wolf's place of birth was Vorges^[2].

Where did Charles Wolf die?

Charles Wolf passed away in Paris^[4].

What did Charles Wolf do for work?

Charles Wolf worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Charles Wolf go to school?

Charles Wolf was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[11].