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Gerald Maurice Clemence

American astronomer (1908–1974)
Person human Q2572364

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
August 16, 1908, 1908[6]
Date of death
November 22, 1974, 1974[7]
Place of birth
Greenville
Place of death
Providence
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
astronomer
Employer
United States Naval Observatory[10]
Field of work
astronomy[9]
Educated at
Brown University[11]
Award received
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, James Craig Watson Medal, Captain Robert Dexter Conrad Award[12][13][14]
Doctoral student
Carol A. Williams[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Described by source
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference[20]
Given name
Gerald, Gérard[18][19]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[22]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences[15]
🏷️ Also known as
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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AstroGen ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
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Bureau des longitudes ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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IdRef ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Physics History Network ID
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Prabook ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10567775
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
clemence.gerald-maurice

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Award received 2
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, James Craig Watson Medal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Brown University
Employer 1
United States Naval Observatory
Field of work 1
astronomy
Given name 1
Gerald
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Occupation 1
astronomer
Place of birth 1
Greenville
Place of death 1
Providence
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Gerald Maurice Clemence was born on August 16, 1908[1], in Greenville[2]. He died on November 22, 1974[3], in Providence[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5].

FAQs

Where was Gerald Maurice Clemence born?

Gerald Maurice Clemence's place of birth was Greenville[2].

Where did Gerald Maurice Clemence die?

Gerald Maurice Clemence died in Providence[4].

What did Gerald Maurice Clemence do for work?

Gerald Maurice Clemence worked as an astronomer[5].

Where did Gerald Maurice Clemence go to school?

Gerald Maurice Clemence was educated at Brown University[11].

What awards did Gerald Maurice Clemence receive?

Honors received include Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[12], James Craig Watson Medal[13], and Captain Robert Dexter Conrad Award[14].

Related Entities

astronomy United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . ieeexplore.ieee.org. ieeexplore.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · IntensionalLogician · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Member of → National Academy of Sciences
    Given name → Gerald, Gérard
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