Christopher F. Chyba

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Christopher F. Chyba

Summary

Christopher F. Chyba is a human[1]. He worked as a physicist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Christopher F. Chyba held citizenship in United States[4].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's professions included physicist[2].
  • Among Christopher F. Chyba's employers was Princeton University[5].
  • Among Christopher F. Chyba's employers was Stanford University[6].
  • Christopher F. Chyba was educated at University of Cambridge[7].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's education included a stint at Swarthmore College[8].
  • Christopher F. Chyba was educated at Cornell University[9].
  • Christopher F. Chyba received the MacArthur Fellows Program[10].
  • Christopher F. Chyba received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[11].
  • Christopher F. Chyba was a member of United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology[12].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's image is recorded as DrChristopherChyba.jpg[13].
  • Christopher F. Chyba is recorded as male[14].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066518559[16].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41989919[17].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96020377[18].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13474869v[19].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's IdRef ID is recorded as 085994790[20].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bs0yl7[21].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's given name is recorded as Christopher[22].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's official website is recorded as http://wws.princeton.edu/faculty-research/faculty/cchyba[23].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 157185796[24].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's NUKAT ID is recorded as n02021115[25].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as nAgiq3gAAAAJ[26].
  • Christopher F. Chyba's C-SPAN person string ID is recorded as christopherchyba[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[7], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1209[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Swarthmore College[8], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1864[34]; and Cornell University[9], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1865[37], headquartered in Ithaca[38].

Career and Affiliations

Christopher F. Chyba's professions included physicist[2]. Employers include Princeton University[5], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1746[41], headquartered in Princeton[42] and Stanford University[6], a private university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1885[45], headquartered in Stanford[46].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program[10], a science award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1981[49] and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[11], an early career award[50].

Why It Matters

Christopher F. Chyba ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Christopher F. Chyba do for work?

Christopher F. Chyba worked as physicist[2].

Where did Christopher F. Chyba go to school?

Christopher F. Chyba was educated at University of Cambridge[7], Swarthmore College[8], and Cornell University[9].

What awards did Christopher F. Chyba receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[10] and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . wws.princeton.edu. wws.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wws.princeton.edu. wws.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . macfound.org. macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . sgs.princeton.edu. Retrieved . sgs.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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