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Jean-Claude Pecker

French astronomer and astrophysicist (1923–2020)
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Jean-Claude Pecker
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24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
May 10, 1923
Date of death
February 20, 2020
Place of birth
Reims
Place of death
Port-Joinville
Country of citizenship
France[9]
Occupation
astrophysicist, astronomer, astrologer, docent
Employer
Collège de France, University of Clermont-Ferrand (1896-1976)[16][17]
Field of work
astrophysics, astronomy, cosmology, astrology[10][11][12][13]
Position held
president, president, director, president, director[14][15]
Educated at
École Normale Supérieure, Science Faculty of Paris[18][19]
Award received
Prix Jules Janssen, Three Physicists Prize, Jean-Perrin Prize, Concours général, Commander of the Legion of Honour, CNRS silver medal[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Doctoral student
Paul Albert Feautrier[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[35]
Assessment
agrégation of physics[37]
Described by source
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference[34]
Family name
Pecker[32]
Given name
Jean-Claude[33]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
French Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, International Astronomical Union[26][27][28]
Movement
atheism[30]
Name in native language
Jean-Claude Pecker[36]
P14528
29346
🏷️ Also known as
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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AE member ID
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Académie royale de Belgique member ID
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AstroGen ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bureau des longitudes ID
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CTHS person ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CoBiS author ID
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Collège de France professor ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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French Academy of Sciences member ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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MR Author ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Radio France person ID
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Roglo person ID
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SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Theses.fr person ID
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Treccani ID
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Who's Who in France biography ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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Award received 6
Prix Jules Janssen, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Three Physicists Prize, CNRS silver medal, Concours général, Jean-Perrin Prize
Position held 5
president, president, president, director, director
Field of work 4
astronomy, astrology, cosmology, astrophysics
Occupation 3
astronomer, astrologer, astrophysicist
Member of 2
French Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea
Country of citizenship 1
France
Doctoral students 1
Jacques Arsac
Educated at 1
École Normale Supérieure
Employer 1
Collège de France
Given name 1
Jean-Claude
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Movement 1
atheism
Place of birth 1
Reims
Place of death 1
Port-Joinville
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jean-Claude Pecker was born on May 10, 1923[1], in Reims[2]. He died on February 20, 2020[3], in Port-Joinville[4]. He worked as an astrophysicist[5], astronomer[6], astrologer[7], and docent[8].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Jacques Arsac[38], a computer scientist[39], 1929–2014[40], of France[41], awarded the Commander of the National Order of Merit[42], specialised in informatics[43].

FAQs

Where was Jean-Claude Pecker born?

Jean-Claude Pecker's place of birth was Reims[2].

Where did Jean-Claude Pecker die?

Jean-Claude Pecker died in Port-Joinville[4].

What did Jean-Claude Pecker do for work?

Jean-Claude Pecker worked as an astrophysicist[5], astronomer[6], astrologer[7], and docent[8].

Where did Jean-Claude Pecker go to school?

Jean-Claude Pecker was educated at École Normale Supérieure[18] and Science Faculty of Paris[19].

What awards did Jean-Claude Pecker receive?

Honors received include Prix Jules Janssen[20], Three Physicists Prize[21], Jean-Perrin Prize[22], and Concours général[23].

Related Entities

astronomy astrophysics cosmology France Jacques Arsac

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  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . concoursgeneral.free.fr. concoursgeneral.free.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . journals.openedition.org. journals.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Roglo. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Les agrégés de l'enseignement secondaire. Répertoire 1809-1960. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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