David H. Levy

Summary

David H. Levy is a human^[1]. Born in Montreal^[2], he… he was born on +1948-05-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• David H. Levy was born in Montreal^[2].
• David H. Levy was born on +1948-05-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David H. Levy held citizenship in United States^[6].
• David H. Levy's professions included astronomer^[4].
• David H. Levy's field of work was astronomy^[7].
• David H. Levy was educated at Acadia University^[8].
• David H. Levy's education included a stint at Queen's University^[9].
• David H. Levy's education included a stint at Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[10].
• David H. Levy was educated at Westmount High School^[11].
• David H. Levy was educated at Roslyn Elementary School^[12].
• A notable work attributed to David H. Levy is discoverer of asteroids^[13].
• David H. Levy's image is recorded as David H. Levy.jpg^[14].
• David H. Levy is recorded as male^[15].
• David H. Levy's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• David H. Levy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000138814972^[17].
• David H. Levy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41920764^[18].
• David H. Levy's GND ID is recorded as 172495687^[19].
• David H. Levy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85011080^[20].
• David H. Levy's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12380073t^[21].
• David H. Levy's IdRef ID is recorded as 032851154^[22].
• David H. Levy's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03171848^[23].
• David H. Levy's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00547481^[24].
• David H. Levy's Commons category is recorded as David H. Levy^[25].
• David H. Levy's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-9939-1800^[26].
• David H. Levy's residence is recorded as Vail^[27].

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Origins and Family

David H. Levy was born in Montreal^[2]. He was born on +1948-05-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Acadia University^[8], a university^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1838^[30], headquartered in Wolfville^[31]; Queen's University^[9], a university in Ontario^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1841^[34]; Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[10], a university^[35], in Israel^[36], founded in 1918^[37], headquartered in Jerusalem^[38]; Westmount High School^[11], a high school^[39], in Canada^[40], founded in 1874^[41]; and Roslyn Elementary School^[12], a primary school^[42], in Canada^[43], founded in 1908^[44].

Career and Affiliations

David H. Levy's professions included astronomer^[4]. His field of work was astronomy^[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to David H. Levy is discoverer of asteroids^[13].

Why It Matters

David H. Levy ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

He is credited with the discovery of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9^[47], a comet^[48]; 5261 Eureka^[49], an asteroid^[50]; 255P/Levy^[51], a periodic comet^[52]; 13123 Tyson^[53], an asteroid^[54]; 192P/Shoemaker–Levy^[55], a periodic comet^[56]; and 138P/Shoemaker–Levy^[57], a Jupiter-family comet^[58].

FAQs

Where was David H. Levy born?

David H. Levy was born in Montreal^[2].

What did David H. Levy do for work?

David H. Levy worked as astronomer^[4].

Where did David H. Levy go to school?

David H. Levy was educated at Acadia University^[8], Queen's University^[9], Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[10], and Westmount High School^[11].

What did David H. Levy discover?

David H. Levy is credited as discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9^[47], 5261 Eureka^[49], 255P/Levy^[51], and 13123 Tyson^[53].