Christopher Kochanek

American astronomer
Person human Q30323402
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Christopher Kochanek

Summary

Christopher Kochanek is a human[1]. He worked as an astronomer[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Christopher Kochanek worked as an astronomer[2].
  • Among Christopher Kochanek's employers was Ohio State University[4].
  • Christopher Kochanek's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[5].
  • Christopher Kochanek's doctoral advisor was Roger Blandford[6].
  • Christopher Kochanek received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7].
  • Christopher Kochanek received the Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize[8].
  • Christopher Kochanek received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics[9].
  • Christopher Kochanek is recorded as male[10].
  • Christopher Kochanek's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Christopher Kochanek's ISNI is recorded as 0000000034699703[12].
  • Christopher Kochanek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5049750[13].
  • Christopher Kochanek's GND ID is recorded as 131641727[14].
  • Christopher Kochanek's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96003844[15].
  • Christopher Kochanek's IdRef ID is recorded as 06982651X[16].
  • Christopher Kochanek's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA10120064[17].
  • Christopher Kochanek's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-6017-2961[18].
  • Christopher Kochanek's family name is recorded as Sharpe[19].
  • Christopher Kochanek's family name is recorded as Kochanek[20].
  • Christopher Kochanek's given name is recorded as Christopher[21].
  • Christopher Kochanek's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 158656385[22].
  • Christopher Kochanek's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2002035011[23].
  • Christopher Kochanek's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 286202[24].
  • Christopher Kochanek's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11dd_v8n54[25].
  • Christopher Kochanek's INSPIRE-HEP author ID is recorded as C.S.Kochanek.1[26].
  • Christopher Kochanek's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007426891505171[27].

Body

Education

Christopher Kochanek's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[5]. His doctoral advisor was Roger Blandford[6].

Career and Affiliations

Christopher Kochanek worked as an astronomer[2]. He was employed by Ohio State University[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7], a fellowship award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1874[30]; Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize[8], a science award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1986[33]; and Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics[9], a science award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1979[36].

Why It Matters

Christopher Kochanek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Christopher Kochanek do for work?

Christopher Kochanek worked as astronomer[2].

Where did Christopher Kochanek go to school?

Christopher Kochanek was educated at California Institute of Technology[5].

What awards did Christopher Kochanek receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7], Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize[8], and Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . astronomy.osu.edu. astronomy.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . 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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