Christopher Thompson

Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist
Person human Q33083331
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Christopher Thompson

Summary

Christopher Thompson is a human[1]. He was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3] and astrophysicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Christopher Thompson was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Christopher Thompson worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Christopher Thompson's professions included astrophysicist[4].
  • Among Christopher Thompson's employers was University of Toronto[6].
  • Christopher Thompson was educated at Princeton University[7].
  • Christopher Thompson's doctoral advisor was Edward Witten[8].
  • Christopher Thompson's doctoral advisor was Jeremiah P. Ostriker[9].
  • Christopher Thompson is recorded as male[10].
  • Christopher Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Christopher Thompson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-4305-5653[12].
  • Christopher Thompson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 165844[13].
  • Christopher Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[14].
  • Christopher Thompson's given name is recorded as Arthur[15].
  • Christopher Thompson's given name is recorded as Christopher[16].
  • Christopher Thompson's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11d_d25kxf[17].
  • Christopher Thompson's INSPIRE-HEP author ID is recorded as C.Thompson.1[18].
  • Christopher Thompson's AstroGen ID is recorded as 9215[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Christopher Thompson was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Christopher Thompson's education included a stint at Princeton University[7]. Doctoral advisors include Edward Witten[8], a mathematician[20], b. 1951[21], of United States[22], awarded the Fields medal[23], specialised in physics[24] and Jeremiah P. Ostriker[9], an astronomer[25], 1937–2025[26], of United States[27], awarded the Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy[28], specialised in astrophysics[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[3] and astrophysicist[4]. Among Christopher Thompson's employers was University of Toronto[6].

Why It Matters

Christopher Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Christopher Thompson do for work?

Christopher Thompson worked as university teacher[3] and astrophysicist[4].

Where did Christopher Thompson go to school?

Christopher Thompson was educated at Princeton University[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . astro.utoronto.ca. astro.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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