David Morrison

American astronomer
Person human Q5237750
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David Morrison

Summary

David Morrison is a human[1]. Born in Danville[2], he… he was born on June 26, 1940[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4] and astrophysicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Danville[2], David Morrison…
  • David Morrison was born on June 26, 1940[3].
  • David Morrison held citizenship in United States[7].
  • David Morrison worked as an astronomer[4].
  • David Morrison's professions included astrophysicist[5].
  • David Morrison's field of work was astrophysics[8].
  • David Morrison's field of work was astronomy[9].
  • David Morrison's field of work was astrobiology[10].
  • David Morrison was educated at Harvard University[11].
  • David Morrison received the Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science[12].
  • David Morrison received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[13].
  • David Morrison was a member of International Astronomical Union[14].
  • David Morrison is recorded as male[15].
  • David Morrison's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David Morrison's Commons category is recorded as David Morrison (astrophysicist)[17].
  • David Morrison's family name is recorded as Morrison[18].
  • David Morrison's given name is recorded as David[19].
  • David Morrison's described at URL is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/resource/David_Morrison_(astrophysicist)[20].
  • David Morrison's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • David Morrison's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Younger Dryas impact hypothesis[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1940[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 71604329-2218-42ec-81b4-0d3c54eaf496[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Danville[2], David Morrison… he was born on June 26, 1940[3].

Education

David Morrison was educated at Harvard University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[4] and astrophysicist[5]. Fields of work include astrophysics[8], a branch of astronomy[27]; astronomy[9], a branch of science[28]; and astrobiology[10], a branch of biology[29].

Recognition

Awards received include Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science[12], a science award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1998[32] and Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[13], a fellowship award[33].

Why It Matters

David Morrison ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was David Morrison born?

Born in Danville[2], David Morrison…

What did David Morrison do for work?

David Morrison worked as astronomer[4] and astrophysicist[5].

Where did David Morrison go to school?

David Morrison was educated at Harvard University[11].

What awards did David Morrison receive?

Honors received include Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science[12] and Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . dps.aas.org. dps.aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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