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George W. Clark

American astronomer
Person human Q11191412

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 31, 1928
Date of death
April 6, 2023
Place of death
Boston
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher
Employer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8]
Educated at
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9][10]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship[12][13]
Doctoral advisor
Bruno Rossi[11]
Doctoral student
Hale Bradt[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Archives at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries[19]
Family name
Clark[20]
Given name
George[21]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Astronomical Union[14][15][16]
P14528
26508[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en George W. Clark en George Whipple Clark ar جورج دبليو. كلارك fa جورج دبلیو. کلارک
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000050205435
VIAF cluster ID
78638080
Library of Congress authority ID
nr91042882
Academic Tree ID
129964
AstroGen ID
33588
Freebase ID
/m/07w4vz
Guggenheim fellows ID
george-w-clark
IAU member ID (archived)
3083
INSPIRE-HEP author ID
G.W.Clark.3
National Academy of Sciences member ID
56921
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007349952705171
Scopus author ID
7402875103
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Yale LUX ID
person/bade1853-b20e-4434-8e83-aa3cd44ac476

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Summary

George W. Clark was born on August 31, 1928[1]. He died on April 6, 2023[2], in Boston[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4], astrophysicist[5], and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where did George W. Clark die?

George W. Clark passed away in Boston[3].

What did George W. Clark do for work?

George W. Clark worked as an astronomer[4], astrophysicist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did George W. Clark go to school?

George W. Clark was educated at Harvard University[9] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did George W. Clark receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12] and Fulbright Scholarship[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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