David S. McKay

American planetary geologist (1936-2013)
Person human Q5239383
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David S. McKay

Summary

David S. McKay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Titusville[2]. He was born on +1936-09-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Houston[4]. He died on +2013-02-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a geologist[6], planetary geologist[7], and biochemist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Titusville[2], David S. McKay…
  • David S. McKay died in Houston[4].
  • David S. McKay was born on +1936-09-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David S. McKay died on +2013-02-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David S. McKay held citizenship in United States[10].
  • David S. McKay's professions included geologist[6].
  • David S. McKay worked as a planetary geologist[7].
  • David S. McKay's professions included biochemist[8].
  • David S. McKay's field of work was astrobiology[11].
  • David S. McKay was educated at Rice University[12].
  • David S. McKay's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • David S. McKay's image is recorded as David S McKay1.jpg[14].
  • David S. McKay is recorded as male[15].
  • David S. McKay's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David S. McKay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000033455889[17].
  • David S. McKay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41029198[18].
  • David S. McKay's GND ID is recorded as 1067826041[19].
  • David S. McKay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92012694[20].
  • David S. McKay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z4l9v[21].
  • David S. McKay's family name is recorded as McKay[22].
  • David S. McKay's given name is recorded as David[23].
  • David S. McKay's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/David-Stewart-McKay[24].
  • David S. McKay's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9810563868505606[25].
  • David S. McKay's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJh8KxRhpqprwWbPV7HcT3[26].
  • David S. McKay's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/6bb1b2a8-4b52-4386-a6bc-06d1b256035a[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Titusville[2], David S. McKay… he was born on +1936-09-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Rice University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in Houston[31] and University of California, Berkeley[13], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geologist[6], planetary geologist[7], and biochemist[8]. David S. McKay's field of work was astrobiology[11].

Death and Burial

David S. McKay died on +2013-02-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Houston[4].

Why It Matters

David S. McKay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was David S. McKay born?

David S. McKay was born in Titusville[2].

Where did David S. McKay die?

David S. McKay died in Houston[4].

What did David S. McKay do for work?

David S. McKay worked as geologist[6], planetary geologist[7], and biochemist[8].

Where did David S. McKay go to school?

David S. McKay was educated at Rice University[12] and University of California, Berkeley[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . science.nbcnews.com. science.nbcnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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