Harold F. Levison

American astronomer
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Harold F. Levison

Summary

Harold F. Levison is a human[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1959-03-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4] and planetary scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Harold F. Levison's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
  • Harold F. Levison was born on +1959-03-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Harold F. Levison held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Harold F. Levison's professions included astronomer[4].
  • Harold F. Levison worked as a planetary scientist[5].
  • Harold F. Levison's field of work was astronomy[8].
  • Harold F. Levison was employed by Southwest Research Institute[9].
  • Harold F. Levison's education included a stint at Franklin & Marshall College[10].
  • Harold F. Levison's image is recorded as Hal Levison at New Horizons Arrokoth flyby (cropped).jpg[11].
  • Harold F. Levison is recorded as male[12].
  • Harold F. Levison's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Harold F. Levison's Commons category is recorded as Harold F. Levison[14].
  • Harold F. Levison's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-5847-8099[15].
  • Harold F. Levison's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gq_v6[16].
  • Harold F. Levison's family name is recorded as Levison[17].
  • Harold F. Levison's given name is recorded as Harold[18].
  • Harold F. Levison's ResearcherID is recorded as C-6061-2013[19].
  • Harold F. Levison's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Harold-Levison[20].
  • Harold F. Levison's Prabook ID is recorded as 2332406[21].
  • Harold F. Levison's Publons author ID is recorded as 2663566[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Philadelphia[2], Harold F. Levison… he was born on +1959-03-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Harold F. Levison was educated at Franklin & Marshall College[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[4] and planetary scientist[5]. Harold F. Levison's field of work was astronomy[8]. He was employed by Southwest Research Institute[9].

Why It Matters

Harold F. Levison ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

He is credited with the discovery of Actaea[25], a minor planet moon[26] and Phorcys[27], a minor planet moon[28]. Works attributed to him include Nice model[29], a scientific hypothesis[30], written by him[31].

FAQs

Where was Harold F. Levison born?

Harold F. Levison was born in Philadelphia[2].

What did Harold F. Levison do for work?

Harold F. Levison worked as astronomer[4] and planetary scientist[5].

Where did Harold F. Levison go to school?

Harold F. Levison was educated at Franklin & Marshall College[10].

What did Harold F. Levison discover?

Harold F. Levison is credited as discoverer of Actaea[25] and Phorcys[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . researcherid.com. researcherid.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . researcherid.com. researcherid.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . 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. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . 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. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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