Donald Keck

American physicist
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Donald Keck

Summary

Donald Keck is a human[1]. He was born in Lansing[2]. He was born on +1941-01-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Donald Keck's place of birth was Lansing[2].
  • Donald Keck was born on +1941-01-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Donald Keck held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Donald Keck worked as a physicist[4].
  • Donald Keck's education included a stint at Michigan State University[7].
  • Donald Keck was educated at Okemos High School[8].
  • Donald Keck received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[9].
  • Donald Keck received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[10].
  • Donald Keck received the John Tyndall Award[11].
  • Donald Keck is recorded as male[12].
  • Donald Keck's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Donald Keck's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083542438[14].
  • Donald Keck's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 23752036[15].
  • Donald Keck's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7493372[16].
  • Donald Keck's GND ID is recorded as 172542642[17].
  • Donald Keck's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91075247[18].
  • Donald Keck's IdRef ID is recorded as 114280266[19].
  • Donald Keck's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05s_npz[20].
  • Donald Keck's family name is recorded as Keck[21].
  • Donald Keck's given name is recorded as Donald[22].
  • Donald Keck's FAST ID is recorded as 1947283[23].
  • Donald Keck's National Inventors Hall of Fame ID is recorded as donald-b-keck[24].
  • Donald Keck's Awards & Winners artist ID is recorded as 05s_npz[25].
  • Donald Keck's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJvd4vq7xyHdYJWGqbjDMP[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Donald Keck was born in Lansing[2]. He was born on +1941-01-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Michigan State University[7], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1855[29], headquartered in East Lansing[30] and Okemos High School[8], a high school[31], in United States[32].

Career and Affiliations

Donald Keck's professions included physicist[4].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[9], a science award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1980[35]; National Inventors Hall of Fame[10], a hall of fame[36], in United States[37], founded in 1973[38], headquartered in North Canton[39]; and John Tyndall Award[11], a science award[40], founded in 1987[41].

Why It Matters

Donald Keck ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Donald Keck born?

Donald Keck was born in Lansing[2].

What did Donald Keck do for work?

Donald Keck worked as physicist[4].

Where did Donald Keck go to school?

Donald Keck was educated at Michigan State University[7] and Okemos High School[8].

What awards did Donald Keck receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[9], National Inventors Hall of Fame[10], and John Tyndall Award[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . nationalmedals.org. nationalmedals.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . invent.org. invent.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Library of Congress Control Number. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.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
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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