Christian Pollas

Summary

Christian Pollas is a human^[1]. He was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on 1947^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[5]

Key Facts

• Christian Pollas's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Christian Pollas was born on 1947^[3].
• Christian Pollas was born on 1944^[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 given name is recorded as Christian^[15].
• Christian Pollas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[16].
• Christian Pollas's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Christian Pollas'}^[17].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City^[2], Christian Pollas… Recorded date of birth include 1947^[3] and 1944^[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^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 1998^[20] and Côte d'Azur Observatory^[10], an astronomical observatory^[21], in France^[22].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Christian Pollas is discoverer of asteroids^[11]. Things named for him include 4892 Chrispollas^[23].

Why It Matters

Christian Pollas has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

He is credited with the discovery of 11574 d'Alviella^[25], an asteroid^[26]; 30938 Montmartre^[27], an asteroid^[28]; 16674 Birkeland^[29], an asteroid^[30]; 8009 Béguin^[31], an asteroid^[32]; 4179 Toutatis^[33], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[34]; and 29311 Lesire^[35], an asteroid^[36]. Entities named for him include 4892 Chrispollas^[23].

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 11574 d'Alviella^[25], 30938 Montmartre^[27], 16674 Birkeland^[29], and 8009 Béguin^[31].