Jack G. Hills

American astronomer
Person human Q17794313
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Jack G. Hills

Summary

Jack G. Hills is a human[1]. His place of birth was Keflavík[2]. He was born on +1943-05-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4] and mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jack G. Hills was born in Keflavík[2].
  • Jack G. Hills was born on +1943-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jack G. Hills held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Jack G. Hills worked as an astronomer[4].
  • Jack G. Hills's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Jack G. Hills was employed by Los Alamos National Laboratory[8].
  • Jack G. Hills was a member of International Astronomical Union[9].
  • Jack G. Hills's image is recorded as Hills.gif[10].
  • Jack G. Hills is recorded as male[11].
  • Jack G. Hills's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jack G. Hills's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011snfpj[13].
  • Jack G. Hills's family name is recorded as Hills[14].
  • Jack G. Hills's given name is recorded as Jack[15].
  • Jack G. Hills's given name is recorded as Gilbert[16].
  • Jack G. Hills's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Jack G. Hills's Prabook ID is recorded as 3453273[18].
  • Jack G. Hills's ResearchGate contributions ID is recorded as 2042715585[19].
  • Jack G. Hills's IAU member ID is recorded as 4108[20].

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Origins and Family

Jack G. Hills was born in Keflavík[2]. He was born on +1943-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[4] and mathematician[5]. Among Jack G. Hills's employers was Los Alamos National Laboratory[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jack G. Hills include Hills cloud[21], a hypothesis[22].

Why It Matters

Jack G. Hills ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

He is credited with the discovery of Hills cloud[25], a hypothesis[26]. Entities named for him include Hills cloud[21], a hypothesis[22].

FAQs

Where was Jack G. Hills born?

Born in Keflavík[2], Jack G. Hills…

What did Jack G. Hills do for work?

Jack G. Hills worked as astronomer[4] and mathematician[5].

What did Jack G. Hills discover?

Jack G. Hills is credited as discoverer of Hills cloud[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . American Men and Women of Science. books.google.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . American Men and Women of Science. books.google.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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