Donald Machholz

American astronomer (1952–2022)
Person human Q932779
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Donald Machholz

Summary

Donald Machholz is a human[1]. Born in Portsmouth[2], he… he was born on +1952-10-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Wikieup[4]. He died on +2022-08-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Donald Machholz's place of birth was Portsmouth[2].
  • Donald Machholz died in Wikieup[4].
  • Donald Machholz was born on +1952-10-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Donald Machholz died on +2022-08-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Donald Machholz held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Donald Machholz worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Donald Machholz's field of work was astronomy[9].
  • Donald Machholz's image is recorded as Donald Machholz.JPG[10].
  • Donald Machholz is recorded as male[11].
  • Donald Machholz's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Donald Machholz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000045138733[13].
  • Donald Machholz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1825992[14].
  • Donald Machholz's GND ID is recorded as 1146385137[15].
  • Donald Machholz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002012546[16].
  • Donald Machholz's IdRef ID is recorded as 069409544[17].
  • Donald Machholz's Commons category is recorded as Donald Machholz[18].
  • The cause of death was COVID-19[19].
  • Donald Machholz's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 242522616[20].
  • Donald Machholz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mvjt[21].
  • Donald Machholz's given name is recorded as Donald[22].
  • Donald Machholz's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Donald Machholz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Donald Machholz's BNB person ID is recorded as MachholzDon1952-[25].
  • Donald Machholz's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007333007505171[26].
  • Donald Machholz's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJfrGqFpqH89xbG6vTwwG3[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Donald Machholz was born in Portsmouth[2]. He was born on +1952-10-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Donald Machholz worked as an astronomer[6]. His field of work was astronomy[9].

Death and Burial

Donald Machholz died on +2022-08-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Wikieup[4]. The cause of death was COVID-19[19].

Why It Matters

Donald Machholz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He is credited with the discovery of 96P/Machholz[30], a periodic comet[31]; 141P/Machholz[32], a periodic comet[33]; Comet Machholz[34], a non-periodic comet[35]; and C/2018 V1[36], a non-periodic comet[37].

FAQs

Where was Donald Machholz born?

Donald Machholz's place of birth was Portsmouth[2].

Where did Donald Machholz die?

Donald Machholz passed away in Wikieup[4].

What did Donald Machholz do for work?

Donald Machholz worked as astronomer[6].

What did Donald Machholz discover?

Donald Machholz is credited as discoverer of 96P/Machholz[30], 141P/Machholz[32], Comet Machholz[34], and C/2018 V1[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . astronomy.com. Retrieved . astronomy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . mobile.twitter.com. mobile.twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . mobile.twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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