Heber Doust Curtis

Summary

Heber Doust Curtis is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Muskegon^[2]. He was born on +1872-06-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Ann Arbor^[4]. He died on +1942-01-09T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Heber Doust Curtis was born in Muskegon^[2].
• Heber Doust Curtis died in Ann Arbor^[4].
• Heber Doust Curtis was born on +1872-06-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Heber Doust Curtis died on +1942-01-09T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Heber Doust Curtis held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Heber Doust Curtis worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Among Heber Doust Curtis's employers was Stanford University^[9].
• Heber Doust Curtis's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[10].
• Heber Doust Curtis's education included a stint at University of Virginia^[11].
• Heber Doust Curtis was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[12].
• Heber Doust Curtis's image is recorded as Curtis.png^[13].
• Heber Doust Curtis is recorded as male^[14].
• Heber Doust Curtis's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Heber Doust Curtis supervised Helen Dodson Prince as a doctoral student^[16].
• Heber Doust Curtis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119636883^[17].
• Heber Doust Curtis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34848902^[18].
• Heber Doust Curtis's GND ID is recorded as 1157745393^[19].
• Heber Doust Curtis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004050360^[20].
• Heber Doust Curtis's IdRef ID is recorded as 219812381^[21].
• Heber Doust Curtis's Commons category is recorded as Heber Doust Curtis (astronomer)^[22].
• Heber Doust Curtis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/031y3p^[23].
• Heber Doust Curtis's family name is recorded as Curtis^[24].
• Heber Doust Curtis's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 13564058X^[25].
• Heber Doust Curtis's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2019004421^[26].
• Heber Doust Curtis's described by source is recorded as Astronomers: A Biographical Reference^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Muskegon^[2], Heber Doust Curtis… he was born on +1872-06-27T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan^[10], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1817^[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[31] and University of Virginia^[11], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1819^[34], headquartered in Charlottesville^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Heber Doust Curtis's professions included astronomer^[6]. He was employed by Stanford University^[9]. He supervised Helen Dodson Prince as a doctoral student^[16].

Death and Burial

Heber Doust Curtis died on +1942-01-09T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Ann Arbor^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Heber Doust Curtis include Curtis^[36], a lunar crater^[37].

Why It Matters

Heber Doust Curtis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

He is credited with the discovery of (23400) A913 CF^[40], an asteroid^[41]. Entities named for him include Curtis^[36], a lunar crater^[37].

His notable doctoral advisees include Helen Dodson Prince^[42], an astronomer^[43], 1905–2002^[44], of United States^[45], awarded the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy^[46].

FAQs

Where was Heber Doust Curtis born?

Heber Doust Curtis's place of birth was Muskegon^[2].

Where did Heber Doust Curtis die?

Heber Doust Curtis died in Ann Arbor^[4].

What did Heber Doust Curtis do for work?

Heber Doust Curtis worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Heber Doust Curtis go to school?

Heber Doust Curtis was educated at University of Michigan^[10] and University of Virginia^[11].

What did Heber Doust Curtis discover?

Heber Doust Curtis is credited as discoverer of (23400) A913 CF^[40].