Inez Fung

American climatologist (born 1949)
Person human Q11683157
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Inez Fung

Summary

Inez Fung is a human[1]. Her place of birth was British Hong Kong[2]. She was born on +1949-04-11T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a climatologist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Inez Fung was born in British Hong Kong[2].
  • Inez Fung was born on +1949-04-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Inez Fung held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Inez Fung held citizenship in British Hong Kong[7].
  • Inez Fung's professions included climatologist[4].
  • Inez Fung was employed by University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • Inez Fung's doctoral advisor was Jule Gregory Charney[9].
  • Inez Fung received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal[10].
  • Inez Fung received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11].
  • Inez Fung received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].
  • Inez Fung received the Foreign Member of the Royal Society[13].
  • Inez Fung received the Roger Revelle Medal[14].
  • Inez Fung received the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[15].
  • Inez Fung was a member of National Academy of Sciences[16].
  • Inez Fung was a member of American Philosophical Society[17].
  • Inez Fung was a member of Royal Society[18].
  • Inez Fung was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19].
  • Inez Fung's image is recorded as Inez Fung, PCAST Member (cropped).jpg[20].
  • Inez Fung is recorded as female[21].
  • Inez Fung's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Inez Fung's ISNI is recorded as 000000042449448X[23].
  • Inez Fung's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3704148997683959870004[24].
  • Inez Fung's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005014333[25].
  • Inez Fung's Commons category is recorded as Inez Fung[26].
  • Inez Fung's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-4106-9875[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in British Hong Kong[2], Inez Fung… she was born on +1949-04-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Inez Fung's doctoral advisor was Jule Gregory Charney[9].

Career and Affiliations

Inez Fung worked as a climatologist[4]. Among her employers was University of California, Berkeley[8].

Recognition

Awards received include NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal[10], a medallion[28], in United States[29], founded in 1961[30]; Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11], a fellowship award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1962[33]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12], a fellowship award[34]; Foreign Member of the Royal Society[13], a fellowship award[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Roger Revelle Medal[14], an award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1991[39]; and Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[15], a science award[40], in United States[41].

Why It Matters

Inez Fung ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Inez Fung born?

Born in British Hong Kong[2], Inez Fung…

What did Inez Fung do for work?

Inez Fung worked as climatologist[4].

What awards did Inez Fung receive?

Honors received include NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal[10], Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12], and Foreign Member of the Royal Society[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . uc.cuhk.edu.hk. Retrieved . uc.cuhk.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . uc.cuhk.edu.hk. uc.cuhk.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . atmos.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . atmos.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . agu.org. agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . ametsoc.org. ametsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [17] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . fsemf8fall2011.umwblogs.org. Retrieved . fsemf8fall2011.umwblogs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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