Fred Espenak

Summary

Fred Espenak is a human^[1]. He was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on January 19, 1952^[3]. He passed away in Portal^[4]. He died on June 1, 2025^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], astrophysicist^[7], and astronomer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Fred Espenak's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Fred Espenak died in Portal^[4].
• Fred Espenak was born on January 19, 1952^[3].
• Fred Espenak died on June 1, 2025^[5].
• Fred Espenak held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Fred Espenak's professions included physicist^[6].
• Fred Espenak's professions included astrophysicist^[7].
• Fred Espenak worked as an astronomer^[8].
• Fred Espenak's field of work was physics^[11].
• Fred Espenak's field of work was astronomy^[12].
• Fred Espenak's field of work was astrophysics^[13].
• Fred Espenak's field of work was eclipse^[14].
• Fred Espenak's field of work was astrophotography^[15].
• Among Fred Espenak's employers was Goddard Space Flight Center^[16].
• Fred Espenak was educated at University of Toledo^[17].
• Fred Espenak's education included a stint at Wagner College^[18].
• Fred Espenak was a member of International Astronomical Union^[19].
• Fred Espenak is recorded as male^[20].
• Fred Espenak's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Fred Espenak's Commons category is recorded as Fred Espenak^[22].
• Fred Espenak's given name is recorded as Fred^[23].
• Fred Espenak's official website is recorded as http://www.mreclipse.com/^[24].
• Fred Espenak's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Fred Espenak's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mr. Eclipse'}^[26].
• Fred Espenak's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fred Espenak'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-06-01^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2472c0df-4958-4aac-9d4e-485a31336a32^[31]

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Origins and Family

Fred Espenak was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on January 19, 1952^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toledo^[17], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1872^[34] and Wagner College^[18], a college^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1883^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], astrophysicist^[7], and astronomer^[8]. Fields of work include physics^[11], a branch of science^[38]; astronomy^[12], a branch of science^[39]; astrophysics^[13], a branch of astronomy^[40]; eclipse^[14]; and astrophotography^[15], a photography genre^[41]. Fred Espenak was employed by Goddard Space Flight Center^[16].

Death and Burial

Fred Espenak died on June 1, 2025^[5]. He passed away in Portal^[4].

Why It Matters

Fred Espenak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]

He is credited with the discovery of Solar eclipse of January 5, 1954^[43], a solar eclipse^[44].

FAQs

Where was Fred Espenak born?

Fred Espenak was born in New York City^[2].

Where did Fred Espenak die?

Fred Espenak died in Portal^[4].

What did Fred Espenak do for work?

Fred Espenak worked as physicist^[6], astrophysicist^[7], and astronomer^[8].

Where did Fred Espenak go to school?

Fred Espenak was educated at University of Toledo^[17] and Wagner College^[18].

What did Fred Espenak discover?

Fred Espenak is credited as discoverer of Solar eclipse of January 5, 1954^[43].