Henry Draper Medal

Summary

Henry Draper Medal is a physics award^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (physics_award category, ranking #8 of 17).^[2]

Key Facts

• Henry Draper Medal won the Samuel Langley^[3].
• Henry Draper Medal won the Edward Charles Pickering^[4].
• Henry Draper Medal won the Henry Augustus Rowland^[5].
• Henry Draper Medal won the Hermann Carl Vogel^[6].
• Henry Draper Medal won the James Edward Keeler^[7].
• Henry Draper Medal won the William Huggins^[8].
• Henry Draper Medal is in the country of United States^[9].
• Henry Draper Medal's image is recorded as Henry Draper Medal obverse.png^[10].
• Henry Draper Medal's instance of is recorded as physics award^[11].
• Henry Draper Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion^[12].
• Henry Draper Medal's instance of is recorded as astronomy prize^[13].
• Henry Draper is named after Henry Draper Medal^[14].
• Henry Draper Medal's part of is recorded as awards of the United States National Academy of Sciences^[15].
• Henry Draper Medal's Commons category is recorded as Henry Draper Medal^[16].
• +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Henry Draper Medal^[17].
• Henry Draper Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xspb^[18].
• Henry Draper Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Henry Draper Medal^[19].
• Henry Draper Medal's conferred by is recorded as National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• Henry Draper Medal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Henry Draper Medal'}^[21].
• Henry Draper Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Henry Draper Medal^[22].

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Recognition

Wins include Samuel Langley^[3], an astronomer^[23], 1834–1906^[24], of United States^[25], awarded the Rumford Medal^[26], specialised in astronomy^[27]; Edward Charles Pickering^[4], an astronomer^[28], 1846–1919^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32]; Henry Augustus Rowland^[5], a physicist^[33], 1848–1901^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Henry Draper Medal^[36]; Hermann Carl Vogel^[6], an astronomer^[37], 1841–1907^[38], of Kingdom of Saxony^[39], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[40], specialised in astronomy^[41]; James Edward Keeler^[7], an astronomer^[42], 1857–1900^[43], of United States^[44], awarded the it^[45], specialised in astronomy^[46]; and William Huggins^[8], an astronomer^[47], 1824–1910^[48], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[49], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[50], specialised in astronomy^[51].

Why It Matters

Henry Draper Medal draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (physics_award category, ranking #8 of 17).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

FAQs

What awards did Henry Draper Medal receive?

Honors received include Samuel Langley^[3], Edward Charles Pickering^[4], Henry Augustus Rowland^[5], and Hermann Carl Vogel^[6].