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Jean-Claude Merlin

French astronomer
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Jean-Claude Merlin

Summary

Jean-Claude Merlin is a human[1]. Born in Le Creusot[2], he… he was born on +1954-09-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Le Creusot[2], Jean-Claude Merlin…
  • Jean-Claude Merlin was born on +1954-09-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin held citizenship in France[6].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's professions included astronomer[4].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's field of work was astronomy[7].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin was employed by Tenagra II Observatory[8].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's image is recorded as JCMerlin 20171220.jpg[9].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin is recorded as male[10].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000366365742[12].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5100917[13].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95054565[14].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12213412t[15].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's IdRef ID is recorded as 030789095[16].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's Commons category is recorded as Jean-Claude Merlin[17].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02plyss[18].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's family name is recorded as Merlin[19].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's given name is recorded as Jean-Claude[20].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2012167598[21].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean-Claude Merlin'}[23].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's openMLOL author ID is recorded as 354744[24].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007364183105171[25].
  • Jean-Claude Merlin's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/7173974d-9afa-41ae-b423-370c6c1a5f99[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean-Claude Merlin was born in Le Creusot[2]. He was born on +1954-09-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jean-Claude Merlin worked as an astronomer[4]. His field of work was astronomy[7]. He was employed by Tenagra II Observatory[8].

Why It Matters

Jean-Claude Merlin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

He is credited with the discovery of 205424 Bibracte[28], an asteroid[29]; 67979 Michelory[30], an asteroid[31]; 293499 Wolinski[32], an asteroid[33]; 231307 Peterfalk[34], an asteroid[35]; 348383 Petibon[36], an asteroid[37]; and 37044 Papymarcel[38], an asteroid[39].

FAQs

Where was Jean-Claude Merlin born?

Born in Le Creusot[2], Jean-Claude Merlin…

What did Jean-Claude Merlin do for work?

Jean-Claude Merlin worked as astronomer[4].

What did Jean-Claude Merlin discover?

Jean-Claude Merlin is credited as discoverer of 205424 Bibracte[28], 67979 Michelory[30], 293499 Wolinski[32], and 231307 Peterfalk[34].

Related Entities

astronomy France Le Creusot

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . 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. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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