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Helmut Abt

American astrophysicist (1925-2024)
Person human Q29834144

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 26, 1925
Date of death
November 22, 2024
Place of birth
Helmstedt, Weimar Republic[5]
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
astronomer
Field of work
astrophysics[8]
Educated at
California Institute of Technology, Northwestern University[9][10]
Award received
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, George Van Biesbroeck Prize[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Abt[15]
Given name
Helmut, Arthur[16][17]
Member of
International Astronomical Union[13]
Native language
English[7]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[19]
P14528
25926[21]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Helmut A. Abt en Helmut Abt en Helmut Arthur Abt he הלמוט אבט ja ヘルムート・アブト
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000082354187
VIAF cluster ID
53984443
Library of Congress authority ID
nr00001230
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Helmut Abt at NOIRLab HQ (cropped).jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
665763
AstroGen ID
1950
BIBSYS ID
90249583
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10725239
CiNii Research ID
1140282266574230144
Dimensions author ID
016510322653.16
FAST ID
1553616
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11dxs18wg1
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IAU member ID (archived)
2944
IdRef ID
080017843
Museo Galileo authority ID
73002
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03211352
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007371455205171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
075095157
Parsifal cluster ID
476818
Persée author ID
652598
Prabook ID
1367861
SBN author ID
UBOV886140
SHARE Catalogue author ID
62398
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw4wHjtdgmc4WFRwfryVC
Yale LUX ID
person/33032b61-27fd-47c7-8640-d4f4c4d88928

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Summary

Helmut Abt was born on May 26, 1925[1], in Helmstedt[2]. He died on November 22, 2024[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4].

FAQs

Where was Helmut Abt born?

Helmut Abt was born in Helmstedt[2].

What did Helmut Abt do for work?

Helmut Abt worked as an astronomer[4].

Where did Helmut Abt go to school?

Helmut Abt was educated at California Institute of Technology[9] and Northwestern University[10].

What awards did Helmut Abt receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11] and George Van Biesbroeck Prize[12].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Prabook. Retrieved . aip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [4] ↑ . Prabook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Prabook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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