David J. Stevenson

Summary

David J. Stevenson is a human^[1]. He was born in New Zealand^[2]. He was born on +1948-09-02T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• David J. Stevenson's place of birth was New Zealand^[2].
• David J. Stevenson was born on +1948-09-02T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David J. Stevenson held citizenship in New Zealand^[6].
• David J. Stevenson held citizenship in United States^[7].
• David J. Stevenson worked as an astronomer^[4].
• David J. Stevenson's field of work was planetary science^[8].
• David J. Stevenson was employed by California Institute of Technology^[9].
• David J. Stevenson was educated at Cornell University^[10].
• David J. Stevenson's doctoral advisor was Edwin Ernest Salpeter^[11].
• David J. Stevenson received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[12].
• David J. Stevenson received the Harry H. Hess Medal^[13].
• David J. Stevenson received the Harold C. Urey Prize^[14].
• David J. Stevenson received the Whipple Award^[15].
• David J. Stevenson received the William Bowie Medal^[16].
• David J. Stevenson received the honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington^[17].
• David J. Stevenson was a member of Royal Society^[18].
• David J. Stevenson was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[19].
• David J. Stevenson's image is recorded as David J. Stevenson.JPG^[20].
• David J. Stevenson is recorded as male^[21].
• David J. Stevenson's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• David J. Stevenson supervised Jonathan Lunine as a doctoral student^[23].
• David J. Stevenson supervised Konstantin Batygin as a doctoral student^[24].
• David J. Stevenson supervised Elizabeth Bailey as a doctoral student^[25].
• David J. Stevenson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109809947^[26].
• David J. Stevenson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65201753^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New Zealand^[2], David J. Stevenson… he was born on +1948-09-02T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

David J. Stevenson was educated at Cornell University^[10]. His doctoral advisor was Edwin Ernest Salpeter^[11].

Career and Affiliations

David J. Stevenson worked as an astronomer^[4]. His field of work was planetary science^[8]. He was employed by California Institute of Technology^[9]. Doctoral students include Jonathan Lunine^[23], a physicist^[28], b. 1959^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[31], specialised in physics^[32]; Konstantin Batygin^[24], an astronomer^[33], b. 1986^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[36], specialised in planetary science^[37]; and Elizabeth Bailey^[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[12], a fellowship award^[38], in United Kingdom^[39]; Harry H. Hess Medal^[13], a science award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1985^[42]; Harold C. Urey Prize^[14], a science award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1984^[45]; Whipple Award^[15], an award^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1989^[48]; William Bowie Medal^[16], a geophysics award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1939^[51]; and honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington^[17], an award^[52], in New Zealand^[53].

Works and Contributions

Things named for David J. Stevenson include 5211 Stevenson^[54], an asteroid^[55].

Why It Matters

David J. Stevenson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for him include 5211 Stevenson^[54], an asteroid^[55].

His notable doctoral advisees include Konstantin Batygin^[58], an astronomer^[59], b. 1986^[60], of United States^[61], awarded the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[62], specialised in planetary science^[63] and Jonathan Lunine^[64], a physicist^[65], b. 1959^[66], of United States^[67], awarded the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[68], specialised in physics^[69].

FAQs

Where was David J. Stevenson born?

Born in New Zealand^[2], David J. Stevenson…

What did David J. Stevenson do for work?

David J. Stevenson worked as astronomer^[4].

Where did David J. Stevenson go to school?

David J. Stevenson was educated at Cornell University^[10].

What awards did David J. Stevenson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[12], Harry H. Hess Medal^[13], Harold C. Urey Prize^[14], and Whipple Award^[15].