Donald J. Kessler

American astrophysicist
Person human Q5294575
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Donald J. Kessler

Summary

Donald J. Kessler is a human[1]. He was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an astrophysicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Donald J. Kessler was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Donald J. Kessler held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Donald J. Kessler worked as an astrophysicist[3].
  • Donald J. Kessler is recorded as male[6].
  • Donald J. Kessler's instance of is recorded as human[7].
  • Donald J. Kessler's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063066358[8].
  • Donald J. Kessler's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17316562[9].
  • Donald J. Kessler's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85336657[10].
  • Donald J. Kessler's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124439601[11].
  • Donald J. Kessler's IdRef ID is recorded as 085941107[12].
  • Donald J. Kessler's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06994813[13].
  • Donald J. Kessler's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35939587[14].
  • Donald J. Kessler's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cny30p[15].
  • Donald J. Kessler's family name is recorded as Q16871350[16].
  • Donald J. Kessler's given name is recorded as Donald[17].
  • Donald J. Kessler's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987012751575405171[18].
  • Donald J. Kessler's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJqw6Bc8HkFBhvTD33YF8C[19].
  • Donald J. Kessler's CiNii Research ID is recorded as 1140282266620287616[20].
  • Donald J. Kessler's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/9666afe1-4188-4699-a1d3-4978a37ee553[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Donald J. Kessler was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Donald J. Kessler's professions included astrophysicist[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Donald J. Kessler include Kessler syndrome[22], a hazard[23] and 11267 Donaldkessler[24], an asteroid[25].

Why It Matters

Donald J. Kessler ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

He is credited with the discovery of Kessler syndrome[27], a hazard[28]. Entities named for him include Kessler syndrome[22], a hazard[23] and 11267 Donaldkessler[24], an asteroid[25].

FAQs

What did Donald J. Kessler do for work?

Donald J. Kessler worked as astrophysicist[3].

What did Donald J. Kessler discover?

Donald J. Kessler is credited as discoverer of Kessler syndrome[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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