Harlan James Smith

Summary

Harlan James Smith is a human^[1]. He was born in Wheeling^[2]. He was born on +1924-08-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Austin^[4]. He died on +1991-10-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Harlan James Smith was born in Wheeling^[2].
• Harlan James Smith passed away in Austin^[4].
• Harlan James Smith was born on +1924-08-25T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Harlan James Smith died on +1991-10-17T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Harlan James Smith held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Harlan James Smith's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Among Harlan James Smith's employers was University of Texas at Austin^[9].
• Harlan James Smith was employed by Yale University^[10].
• Harlan James Smith was educated at Harvard University^[11].
• Harlan James Smith received the Masursky Award^[12].
• Harlan James Smith's image is recorded as HarlanJSmith.jpg^[13].
• Harlan James Smith is recorded as male^[14].
• Harlan James Smith's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Harlan James Smith's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115984979^[16].
• Harlan James Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14855246^[17].
• Harlan James Smith's GND ID is recorded as 1277221448^[18].
• Harlan James Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84134835^[19].
• Harlan James Smith's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12392349g^[20].
• Harlan James Smith's IdRef ID is recorded as 033013268^[21].
• Harlan James Smith's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03205859^[22].
• Harlan James Smith's Commons category is recorded as Harlan James Smith (astronomer)^[23].
• Harlan James Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cpxc8^[24].
• Harlan James Smith's family name is recorded as Smith^[25].
• Harlan James Smith's given name is recorded as Harlan^[26].
• Harlan James Smith's given name is recorded as James^[27].

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Origins and Family

Harlan James Smith's place of birth was Wheeling^[2]. He was born on +1924-08-25T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Harlan James Smith's education included a stint at Harvard University^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Harlan James Smith worked as an astronomer^[6]. Employers include University of Texas at Austin^[9], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1883^[30], headquartered in Austin^[31] and Yale University^[10], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1701^[34], headquartered in New Haven^[35].

Recognition

Harlan James Smith received the Masursky Award^[12].

Death and Burial

Harlan James Smith died on +1991-10-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Austin^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Harlan James Smith include Harlan J. Smith Telescope^[36], an optical telescope^[37], in United States^[38]; Harlan^[39], a lunar crater^[40]; and 3842 Harlansmith^[41], an asteroid^[42].

Why It Matters

Harlan James Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]

Entities named for him include Harlan J. Smith Telescope^[36], an optical telescope^[37], in United States^[38]; Harlan^[39], a lunar crater^[40]; and 3842 Harlansmith^[41], an asteroid^[42].

FAQs

Where was Harlan James Smith born?

Harlan James Smith was born in Wheeling^[2].

Where did Harlan James Smith die?

Harlan James Smith died in Austin^[4].

What did Harlan James Smith do for work?

Harlan James Smith worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Harlan James Smith go to school?

Harlan James Smith was educated at Harvard University^[11].

What awards did Harlan James Smith receive?

Honors received include Masursky Award^[12].