Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos

Summary

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos is a human^[1]. Born in Piraeus^[2], he… he was born on June 20, 1889^[3]. He died in Bloemfontein^[4]. He died on March 15, 1951^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's place of birth was Piraeus^[2].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos passed away in Bloemfontein^[4].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was born on June 20, 1889^[3].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos died on March 15, 1951^[5].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was married to Dorothy W. Block^[8].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos held citizenship in South Africa^[9].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos held citizenship in Greece^[10].
• Modern Greek was Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's native language^[11].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was employed by Harvard College Observatory^[12].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was employed by National Observatory of Athens^[13].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was employed by Yerkes Observatory^[14].
• Among Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's employers was Mount Wilson Observatory^[15].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's education included a stint at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens^[16].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was a member of Royal Astronomical Society^[17].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was a member of Academy of Athens^[18].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos is recorded as male^[19].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's Commons category is recorded as John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (astronomer)^[21].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's given name is recorded as Ioannis^[22].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Modern Greek^[23].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ιωάννης Σ. Παρασκευόπουλος'}^[24].
• Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[25].

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Origins and Family

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was born in Piraeus^[2]. He was born on June 20, 1889^[3]. Modern Greek was his native language^[11].

Education

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was educated at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's professions included astronomer^[6]. Employers include Harvard College Observatory^[12], an astronomical observatory^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1839^[28], headquartered in Cambridge^[29]; National Observatory of Athens^[13], an astronomical observatory^[30], in Greece^[31], founded in 1842^[32], headquartered in Athens observatory^[33]; Yerkes Observatory^[14], an astronomical observatory^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1895^[36], headquartered in Williams Bay^[37]; and Mount Wilson Observatory^[15], an astronomical observatory^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1904^[40].

Personal Life

Among Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's spouses was Dorothy W. Block^[8].

Death and Burial

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos died on March 15, 1951^[5]. He died in Bloemfontein^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos include Paraskevopoulos^[41], a lunar crater^[42] and 5298 Paraskevopoulos^[43], an asteroid^[44].

Why It Matters

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

He is credited with the discovery of C/1941 B2 (de Kock-Paraskevopoulos)^[47], a non-periodic comet^[48]. Entities named for him include Paraskevopoulos^[41], a lunar crater^[42] and 5298 Paraskevopoulos^[43], an asteroid^[44].

FAQs

Where was Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos born?

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was born in Piraeus^[2].

Where did Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos die?

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos passed away in Bloemfontein^[4].

Who was Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos married to?

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos's spouses include Dorothy W. Block^[8].

What did Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos do for work?

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos go to school?

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos was educated at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens^[16].

What did Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos discover?

Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos is credited as discoverer of C/1941 B2 (de Kock-Paraskevopoulos)^[47].