J. Richard Fisher

American astronomer
Person human Q3156831
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J. Richard Fisher

Summary

J. Richard Fisher is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on +1943-12-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • J. Richard Fisher's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2].
  • J. Richard Fisher was born on +1943-12-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • J. Richard Fisher held citizenship in United States[6].
  • J. Richard Fisher's professions included astronomer[4].
  • J. Richard Fisher's education included a stint at University of Maryland[7].
  • J. Richard Fisher's education included a stint at Pennsylvania State University[8].
  • J. Richard Fisher is recorded as male[9].
  • J. Richard Fisher's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • J. Richard Fisher's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084066357[11].
  • J. Richard Fisher's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109336382[12].
  • J. Richard Fisher's GND ID is recorded as 1158007221[13].
  • J. Richard Fisher's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86869522[14].
  • J. Richard Fisher's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12371012n[15].
  • J. Richard Fisher's IdRef ID is recorded as 032737327[16].
  • J. Richard Fisher's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01908100[17].
  • J. Richard Fisher's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/032rw1[18].
  • J. Richard Fisher's family name is recorded as Fisher[19].
  • J. Richard Fisher's given name is recorded as J.[20].
  • J. Richard Fisher's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 072992905[21].
  • J. Richard Fisher's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 3094703[22].
  • J. Richard Fisher's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2002035193[23].
  • J. Richard Fisher's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • J. Richard Fisher's zbMATH author ID is recorded as fisher.j-richard[25].
  • J. Richard Fisher's National Library of Brazil ID is recorded as 000157969[26].
  • J. Richard Fisher's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Pittsburgh[2], J. Richard Fisher… he was born on +1943-12-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Maryland[7], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1858[30], headquartered in College Park[31] and Pennsylvania State University[8], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1855[34], headquartered in Penn State University Park[35].

Career and Affiliations

J. Richard Fisher's professions included astronomer[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for J. Richard Fisher include Tully–Fisher relation[36], an empirical relationship[37].

Why It Matters

J. Richard Fisher ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for him include Tully–Fisher relation[36], an empirical relationship[37].

FAQs

Where was J. Richard Fisher born?

J. Richard Fisher was born in Pittsburgh[2].

What did J. Richard Fisher do for work?

J. Richard Fisher worked as astronomer[4].

Where did J. Richard Fisher go to school?

J. Richard Fisher was educated at University of Maryland[7] and Pennsylvania State University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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