Francis G. Pease

American astronomer (1881–1938)
Person human Q2659638
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Francis G. Pease

Summary

Francis G. Pease is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1881-01-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1938-02-07T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Francis G. Pease's place of birth was Cambridge[2].
  • Francis G. Pease was born on +1881-01-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Francis G. Pease died on +1938-02-07T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Francis G. Pease held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Francis G. Pease's professions included astronomer[5].
  • Francis G. Pease's field of work was astronomy[8].
  • Francis G. Pease was employed by Mount Wilson Observatory[9].
  • Francis G. Pease was educated at Illinois Institute of Technology[10].
  • Francis G. Pease's image is recorded as Francis Gladhelm Pease.jpg[11].
  • Francis G. Pease is recorded as male[12].
  • Francis G. Pease's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Francis G. Pease's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68735587[14].
  • Francis G. Pease's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008045618[15].
  • Francis G. Pease's Commons category is recorded as Francis Gladheim Pease (astronomer)[16].
  • Francis G. Pease's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08rqhg[17].
  • Francis G. Pease's given name is recorded as Francis[18].
  • Francis G. Pease's described by source is recorded as Astronomers: A Biographical Reference[19].
  • Francis G. Pease's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Francis Gladheim Pease'}[20].
  • Francis G. Pease's FAST ID is recorded as 1951881[21].
  • Francis G. Pease's Treccani ID is recorded as francis-gladheim-pease[22].
  • Francis G. Pease's Prabook ID is recorded as 1105520[23].
  • Francis G. Pease's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6r50tr5[24].
  • Francis G. Pease's Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID is recorded as 1064[25].
  • Francis G. Pease's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJkMJT8VxG4qXWCTQcTCQq[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Francis G. Pease was born in Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1881-01-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Francis G. Pease was educated at Illinois Institute of Technology[10].

Career and Affiliations

Francis G. Pease's professions included astronomer[5]. His field of work was astronomy[8]. He was employed by Mount Wilson Observatory[9].

Death and Burial

Francis G. Pease died on +1938-02-07T00:00:00Z[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Francis G. Pease include Pease 1[27], a planetary nebula[28] and Pease[29], a lunar crater[30].

Why It Matters

Francis G. Pease ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

He is credited with the discovery of Pease 1[33], a planetary nebula[34]. Entities named for him include Pease 1[27], a planetary nebula[28] and Pease[29], a lunar crater[30].

FAQs

Where was Francis G. Pease born?

Born in Cambridge[2], Francis G. Pease…

What did Francis G. Pease do for work?

Francis G. Pease worked as astronomer[5].

Where did Francis G. Pease go to school?

Francis G. Pease was educated at Illinois Institute of Technology[10].

What did Francis G. Pease discover?

Francis G. Pease is credited as discoverer of Pease 1[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Library of Congress Control Number. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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