Christian Pollas

Summary

Christian Pollas is a human^[1]. He was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on +1947-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Christian Pollas's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Christian Pollas was born on +1947-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Christian Pollas was born on +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z^[6].
• Christian Pollas held citizenship in France^[7].
• Christian Pollas worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Christian Pollas's field of work was astronomy^[8].
• Among Christian Pollas's employers was Fountain Hills Observatory^[9].
• Christian Pollas was employed by Côte d'Azur Observatory^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Christian Pollas is discoverer of asteroids^[11].
• Christian Pollas was a member of International Astronomical Union^[12].
• Christian Pollas is recorded as male^[13].
• Christian Pollas's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Christian Pollas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 283937329^[15].
• Christian Pollas's IdRef ID is recorded as 156414937^[16].
• Christian Pollas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02tt3h^[17].
• Christian Pollas's given name is recorded as Christian^[18].
• Christian Pollas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[19].
• Christian Pollas's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Christian Pollas'}^[20].
• Christian Pollas's IAU member ID is recorded as 1296^[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City^[2], Christian Pollas… Recorded date of birth include +1947-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z^[6].

Career and Affiliations

Christian Pollas worked as an astronomer^[4]. His field of work was astronomy^[8]. Employers include Fountain Hills Observatory^[9], an astronomical observatory^[22], in United States^[23], founded in 1998^[24] and Côte d'Azur Observatory^[10], an astronomical observatory^[25], in France^[26].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Christian Pollas is discoverer of asteroids^[11]. Things named for him include 4892 Chrispollas^[27].

Why It Matters

Christian Pollas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He is credited with the discovery of 4179 Toutatis^[30], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[31]; 9950 ESA^[32], an asteroid^[33]; (65679) 1989 UQ^[34], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[35]; 16674 Birkeland^[36], an asteroid^[37]; 11574 d'Alviella^[38], an asteroid^[39]; and 30936 Basra^[40], an asteroid^[41]. Entities named for him include 4892 Chrispollas^[27].

FAQs

Where was Christian Pollas born?

Christian Pollas's place of birth was New York City^[2].

What did Christian Pollas do for work?

Christian Pollas worked as astronomer^[4].

What did Christian Pollas discover?

Christian Pollas is credited as discoverer of 4179 Toutatis^[30], 9950 ESA^[32], (65679) 1989 UQ^[34], and 16674 Birkeland^[36].