Douglas Gough

Summary

Douglas Gough is a human^[1]. He was born on +1941-02-08T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as an astronomer^[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• Douglas Gough was born on +1941-02-08T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Douglas Gough held citizenship in United Kingdom^[5].
• Douglas Gough's professions included astronomer^[3].
• Among Douglas Gough's employers was University of Cambridge^[6].
• Douglas Gough's education included a stint at St John's College^[7].
• Douglas Gough's education included a stint at Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[8].
• Douglas Gough's doctoral advisor was Roger Tayler^[9].
• Douglas Gough received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[10].
• Douglas Gough received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[11].
• Douglas Gough received the Eddington Medal^[12].
• Douglas Gough received the George Ellery Hale Prize^[13].
• Douglas Gough received the Crafoord Prize in Astronomy^[14].
• Douglas Gough was a member of Royal Society^[15].
• Douglas Gough was a member of International Astronomical Union^[16].
• Douglas Gough is recorded as male^[17].
• Douglas Gough's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Douglas Gough supervised Pascale Garaud as a doctoral student^[19].
• Douglas Gough supervised David John Galloway as a doctoral student^[20].
• Douglas Gough supervised Chris Jones as a doctoral student^[21].
• Douglas Gough supervised Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard as a doctoral student^[22].
• Douglas Gough supervised Michael John Thompson as a doctoral student^[23].
• Douglas Gough supervised Anthony Nicholas Ellis as a doctoral student^[24].
• Douglas Gough supervised Colin Samuel Rosenthal as a doctoral student^[25].
• Douglas Gough supervised Neil J Balmforth as a doctoral student^[26].
• Douglas Gough supervised Marcus Bruggen as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Douglas Gough was born on +1941-02-08T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at St John's College^[7], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1511^[30] and Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[8], an academic institute^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1935^[33]. Douglas Gough's doctoral advisor was Roger Tayler^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Douglas Gough worked as an astronomer^[3]. Among his employers was University of Cambridge^[6]. Doctoral students include Pascale Garaud^[19], an astrophysicist^[34]; David John Galloway^[20]; Chris Jones^[21], a researcher^[35], awarded the Tyson Medal^[36]; Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard^[22], an astronomer^[37], b. 1950^[38], of Kingdom of Denmark^[39], awarded the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize^[40]; Michael John Thompson^[23], awarded the Tyson Medal^[41]; and Anthony Nicholas Ellis^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[10], a fellowship award^[42], in United Kingdom^[43]; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[11], a science award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1824^[46]; Eddington Medal^[12], a science award^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], founded in 1953^[49]; George Ellery Hale Prize^[13], an award^[50], in United States^[51]; and Crafoord Prize in Astronomy^[14], a science award^[52].

Why It Matters

Douglas Gough ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

His notable doctoral advisees include John Gribbin^[55], a physicist^[56], b. 1946^[57], of United Kingdom^[58], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[59] and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard^[60], an astronomer^[61], b. 1950^[62], of Kingdom of Denmark^[63], awarded the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize^[64].

FAQs

What did Douglas Gough do for work?

Douglas Gough worked as astronomer^[3].

Where did Douglas Gough go to school?

Douglas Gough was educated at St John's College^[7] and Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[8].

What awards did Douglas Gough receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[10], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[11], Eddington Medal^[12], and George Ellery Hale Prize^[13].