Donald Machholz

American astronomer (1952–2022)
Person human Q932779

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
October 7, 1952
Date of death
August 9, 2022
Place of birth
Portsmouth
Place of death
Wikieup
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
astronomer
Field of work
astronomy[7]
Spouse
Michele Machholz
Cause of death
COVID-19[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Given name
Donald[10]
Manner of death
natural causes[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Donald Edward Machholz en Donald Machholz de Donald Edward Machholz de Don Edward Machholz es Donald Edward Machholz ja ドナルド・マックホルツ pl Donald Edward Machholz ro Donald Edward Machholz tr Donald Edward Machholz zh 唐納德·梅克賀茲 zh 唐納德·梅克赫茲 zh 唐納·梅克賀茲
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
1825992
Library of Congress authority ID
n2002012546
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
MachholzDon1952-
Find a Grave memorial ID
242522616
Freebase ID
/m/04mvjt
IdRef ID
069409544
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007333007505171
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfrGqFpqH89xbG6vTwwG3

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Summary

Born in Portsmouth[1], he… he was born on October 7, 1952[2]. He passed away in Wikieup[3]. He died on August 9, 2022[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of 96P/Machholz[13], a periodic comet[14]; 141P/Machholz[15], a periodic comet[16]; Comet Machholz[17], a non-periodic comet[18]; and C/2018 V1[19], a non-periodic comet[20].

FAQs

Where was Donald Machholz born?

Donald Machholz's place of birth was Portsmouth[1].

Where did Donald Machholz die?

Donald Machholz passed away in Wikieup[3].

What did Donald Machholz do for work?

Donald Machholz worked as astronomer[5].

What did Donald Machholz discover?

Donald Machholz is credited as discoverer of 96P/Machholz[13], 141P/Machholz[15], Comet Machholz[17], and C/2018 V1[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . astronomy.com. Retrieved . astronomy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . mobile.twitter.com. mobile.twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . mobile.twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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