Hiranya Peiris

Summary

Hiranya Peiris is a human^[1]. Born in Sri Lanka^[2], she… she was born on +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as an astrophysicist^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Born in Sri Lanka^[2], Hiranya Peiris…
• Hiranya Peiris was born on +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Hiranya Peiris held citizenship in United Kingdom^[6].
• Hiranya Peiris worked as an astrophysicist^[4].
• Hiranya Peiris held the position of professor^[7].
• Hiranya Peiris held the position of professor^[8].
• Among Hiranya Peiris's employers was University College London^[9].
• Among Hiranya Peiris's employers was Stockholm University^[10].
• Hiranya Peiris was educated at University of Cambridge^[11].
• Hiranya Peiris's doctoral advisor was David Spergel^[12].
• Hiranya Peiris received the Max Born Prize^[13].
• Hiranya Peiris received the Göran Gustafsson Prize for physics^[14].
• Hiranya Peiris received the Eddington Medal^[15].
• Hiranya Peiris received the Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize^[16].
• Hiranya Peiris was a member of Black Female Professors Forum^[17].
• Hiranya Peiris's image is recorded as Hiranya Peiris NAM 2012 1 (cropped).jpg^[18].
• Hiranya Peiris's image is recorded as Dr. Hiranya Peiris standing outside the AlbaNova building in Stockholm Sweden.jpg^[19].
• Hiranya Peiris is recorded as female^[20].
• Hiranya Peiris's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Hiranya Peiris supervised Simeon Bird as a doctoral student^[22].
• Hiranya Peiris supervised Stephen Martin Feeney as a doctoral student^[23].
• Hiranya Peiris supervised Boris Leistedt as a doctoral student^[24].
• Hiranya Peiris's ISNI is recorded as 000000004383353X^[25].
• Hiranya Peiris's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43991675^[26].
• Hiranya Peiris's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 102160668438103560000^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sri Lanka^[2], Hiranya Peiris… she was born on +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Hiranya Peiris's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[11]. Her doctoral advisor was David Spergel^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Hiranya Peiris worked as an astrophysicist^[4]. Employers include University College London^[9], a university college^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1826^[30], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[31] and Stockholm University^[10], a public university^[32], in Sweden^[33], founded in 1878^[34], headquartered in Stockholm^[35]. Positions held include professor^[7], a title of authority^[36]. Doctoral students include Simeon Bird^[22], a researcher^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the Tyson Medal^[39]; Stephen Martin Feeney^[23]; and Boris Leistedt^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Max Born Prize^[13], an award^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1973^[42]; Göran Gustafsson Prize for physics^[14], a science award^[43], in Sweden^[44], founded in 1991^[45]; Eddington Medal^[15], a science award^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1953^[48]; and Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize^[16], a physics award^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 2008^[51].

Why It Matters

Hiranya Peiris ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

FAQs

Where was Hiranya Peiris born?

Born in Sri Lanka^[2], Hiranya Peiris…

What did Hiranya Peiris do for work?

Hiranya Peiris worked as astrophysicist^[4].

Where did Hiranya Peiris go to school?

Hiranya Peiris was educated at University of Cambridge^[11].

What awards did Hiranya Peiris receive?

Honors received include Max Born Prize^[13], Göran Gustafsson Prize for physics^[14], Eddington Medal^[15], and Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize^[16].