David Helfand

Summary

David Helfand is a human^[1]. He was born on December 7, 1950^[2]. He worked as an astronomer^[3] and university teacher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• David Helfand was born on December 7, 1950^[2].
• David Helfand was born on January 1, 1950^[6].
• David Helfand held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• David Helfand worked as an astronomer^[3].
• David Helfand's professions included university teacher^[4].
• David Helfand's field of work was astrophysics^[8].
• David Helfand's field of work was neutron star^[9].
• David Helfand's field of work was supernova^[10].
• David Helfand's field of work was nuclear star cluster^[11].
• David Helfand was employed by Columbia University^[12].
• David Helfand's doctoral advisor was Joseph Hooton Taylor^[13].
• David Helfand received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[14].
• David Helfand was a member of American Astronomical Society^[15].
• David Helfand was a member of International Astronomical Union^[16].
• David Helfand is recorded as male^[17].
• David Helfand's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• David Helfand supervised Alexandre Réfrégier as a doctoral student^[19].
• David Helfand supervised Saeqa Vrtilek as a doctoral student^[20].
• David Helfand supervised John P. Hughes as a doctoral student^[21].
• David Helfand's Commons category is recorded as David Helfand^[22].
• David Helfand's family name is recorded as Helfand^[23].
• David Helfand's given name is recorded as David^[24].
• David Helfand's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• David Helfand's P14528 is recorded as 26809^[26].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include December 7, 1950^[2] and January 1, 1950^[6].

Education

David Helfand's doctoral advisor was Joseph Hooton Taylor^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[3] and university teacher^[4]. Fields of work include astrophysics^[8], a branch of astronomy^[27]; neutron star^[9], an astronomical object type^[28]; supernova^[10], an astronomical object type^[29]; and nuclear star cluster^[11], an astronomical object type^[30]. David Helfand was employed by Columbia University^[12]. Doctoral students include Alexandre Réfrégier^[19], an astronomer^[31], b. 1969^[32]; Saeqa Vrtilek^[20], an astrophysicist^[33], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[34], specialised in astrophysics^[35]; and John P. Hughes^[21], a researcher^[36].

Recognition

David Helfand received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[14].

Why It Matters

David Helfand ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[5] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

What did David Helfand do for work?

David Helfand worked as astronomer^[3] and university teacher^[4].

What awards did David Helfand receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[14].