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Eric Agol

American astronomer and astrophysicist
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Summary

Eric Agol was born on May 13, 1970[1], in Hollywood[2]. He has worked as an astrophysicist[3] and astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Employer: University of Washington[7]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[8]
  • Member of: International Astronomical Union[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Doctoral student: Praveen Kundurthy[11], Diana K. Windemuth[12]
  • Given name: Eric[13]
  • Official website: http://faculty.washington.edu/agol/[14]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[15]
  • P14528: 33536[16]

FAQs

Where was Eric Agol born?

Eric Agol was born in Hollywood[2].

What did Eric Agol do for work?

Eric Agol worked as an astrophysicist[3] and astronomer[4].

What awards did Eric Agol receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] ↑ . Q107215080. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en']
    Sitelink count → 2
    Date of birth → +1970-05-13T00:00:00Z
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  2. 9w ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → International Astronomical Union
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  3. 18w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Guggenheim fellows id → eric-agol
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