Douglas N. C. Lin

Summary

Douglas N. C. Lin is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New York City^[2]. He was born on +1949-06-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and researcher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Douglas N. C. Lin was born in New York City^[2].
• Douglas N. C. Lin was born on +1949-06-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Douglas N. C. Lin held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's professions included astrophysicist^[5].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's professions included researcher^[7].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's field of work was astronomy^[10].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's field of work was astrophysics^[11].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's field of work was Solar System^[12].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's field of work was galaxy^[13].
• Douglas N. C. Lin was employed by University of California, Santa Cruz^[14].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[15].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's education included a stint at McGill University^[16].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's doctoral advisor was Douglas Gough^[17].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's doctoral advisor was Brandon Carter^[18].
• Douglas N. C. Lin received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[19].
• Douglas N. C. Lin received the Bruce Medal^[20].
• Douglas N. C. Lin received the Humboldt Prize^[21].
• Douglas N. C. Lin was a member of International Astronomical Union^[22].
• Douglas N. C. Lin is recorded as male^[23].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1004152563094515560006^[25].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-5466-4628^[26].
• Douglas N. C. Lin's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 205473^[27].

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Origins and Family

Douglas N. C. Lin's place of birth was New York City^[2]. He was born on +1949-06-21T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge^[15], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1209^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and McGill University^[16], a public research university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1821^[34], headquartered in Montreal^[35]. Doctoral advisors include Douglas Gough^[17], an astronomer^[36], b. 1941^[37], of United Kingdom^[38], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[39] and Brandon Carter^[18], a physicist^[40], b. 1942^[41], of Australia^[42], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[43], specialised in general relativity^[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and researcher^[7]. Fields of work include astronomy^[10], a branch of science^[45]; astrophysics^[11], a branch of astronomy^[46]; Solar System^[12], a planetary system^[47]; and galaxy^[13], an astronomical object type^[48]. Among Douglas N. C. Lin's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz^[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], a fellowship grant^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1925^[51]; Bruce Medal^[20], an award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1898^[54]; and Humboldt Prize^[21], a science award^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1972^[57].

Why It Matters

Douglas N. C. Lin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

FAQs

Where was Douglas N. C. Lin born?

Born in New York City^[2], Douglas N. C. Lin…

What did Douglas N. C. Lin do for work?

Douglas N. C. Lin worked as astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and researcher^[7].

Where did Douglas N. C. Lin go to school?

Douglas N. C. Lin was educated at University of Cambridge^[15] and McGill University^[16].

What awards did Douglas N. C. Lin receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], Bruce Medal^[20], and Humboldt Prize^[21].