Douglas Vakoch

American astrobiologist (born 1961)
Person human Q29534074
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Douglas Vakoch

Summary

Douglas Vakoch is a human[1]. Born in Minnesota[2], he… he was born on June 16, 1961[3]. He worked as a science communicator[4], psychologist[5], astrobiologist[6], and clinical psychologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Douglas Vakoch was born in Minnesota[2].
  • Douglas Vakoch was born on June 16, 1961[3].
  • Douglas Vakoch was born on 1961[9].
  • Douglas Vakoch held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Douglas Vakoch's professions included science communicator[4].
  • Douglas Vakoch worked as a psychologist[5].
  • Douglas Vakoch worked as an astrobiologist[6].
  • Douglas Vakoch worked as a clinical psychologist[7].
  • Douglas Vakoch's field of work was clinical psychology[11].
  • Douglas Vakoch's field of work was extraterrestrial civilization[12].
  • Douglas Vakoch's education included a stint at University of Notre Dame[13].
  • Douglas Vakoch was educated at Carleton College[14].
  • Douglas Vakoch was educated at Stony Brook University[15].
  • Douglas Vakoch was a member of International Astronomical Union[16].
  • Douglas Vakoch is recorded as male[17].
  • Douglas Vakoch's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Douglas Vakoch's Commons category is recorded as Douglas Vakoch[19].
  • Douglas Vakoch's family name is recorded as Q112730586[20].
  • Douglas Vakoch's given name is recorded as Douglas[21].
  • Douglas Vakoch's given name is recorded as Allen[22].
  • Douglas Vakoch's official website is recorded as http://meti.org/board/douglas-vakoch[23].
  • Douglas Vakoch's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Douglas Vakoch's writing language is recorded as English[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1961-06-16[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2af43e37-f640-4b47-b63c-4bbc3666f211[29]

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Origins and Family

Douglas Vakoch's place of birth was Minnesota[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 16, 1961[3] and 1961[9].

Education

Educated at University of Notre Dame[13], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1842[32]; Carleton College[14], a liberal arts college[33], in United States[34], founded in 1866[35], headquartered in Northfield[36]; and Stony Brook University[15], a public university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1957[39], headquartered in Stony Brook University[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include science communicator[4], psychologist[5], astrobiologist[6], and clinical psychologist[7]. Fields of work include clinical psychology[11], a branch of psychology[41], founded in 1896[42] and extraterrestrial civilization[12].

Why It Matters

Douglas Vakoch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Douglas Vakoch born?

Born in Minnesota[2], Douglas Vakoch…

What did Douglas Vakoch do for work?

Douglas Vakoch worked as science communicator[4], psychologist[5], astrobiologist[6], and clinical psychologist[7].

Where did Douglas Vakoch go to school?

Douglas Vakoch was educated at University of Notre Dame[13], Carleton College[14], and Stony Brook University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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