Jean-Luc Margot

Belgian-born astronomer and UCLA professor who specializes in planetary sciences
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Jean-Luc Margot

Summary

Jean-Luc Margot is a human[1]. His place of birth was Leuven[2]. He was born on +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Luc Margot was born in Leuven[2].
  • Jean-Luc Margot was born on +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean-Luc Margot held citizenship in Belgium[6].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's professions included astronomer[4].
  • Jean-Luc Margot was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[7].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's doctoral advisor was Donald B. Campbell[8].
  • Jean-Luc Margot received the Harold C. Urey Prize[9].
  • Jean-Luc Margot was a member of International Astronomical Union[10].
  • Jean-Luc Margot is recorded as male[11].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jean-Luc Margot supervised Carrie Nugent as a doctoral student[13].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's ISNI is recorded as 0000000052989691[14].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34379923[15].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr99034193[16].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-9798-1797[17].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07c1y_[18].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's family name is recorded as Margot[19].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's given name is recorded as Jean-Luc[20].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7005684767[21].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's zbMATH author ID is recorded as margot.jean-luc[22].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as VRJuiHUAAAAJ[23].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 176758[24].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 746154[25].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's INSPIRE-HEP author ID is recorded as J.L.Margot.1[26].
  • Jean-Luc Margot's Prabook ID is recorded as 2202390[27].

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Origins and Family

Jean-Luc Margot's place of birth was Leuven[2]. He was born on +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jean-Luc Margot's doctoral advisor was Donald B. Campbell[8].

Career and Affiliations

Jean-Luc Margot worked as an astronomer[4]. Among his employers was University of California, Los Angeles[7]. He supervised Carrie Nugent as a doctoral student[13].

Recognition

Jean-Luc Margot received the Harold C. Urey Prize[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jean-Luc Margot include 9531 Jean-Luc[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Jean-Luc Margot ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

He is credited with the discovery of Linus[31], a minor planet moon[32]. Entities named for him include 9531 Jean-Luc[28], an asteroid[29].

FAQs

Where was Jean-Luc Margot born?

Jean-Luc Margot was born in Leuven[2].

What did Jean-Luc Margot do for work?

Jean-Luc Margot worked as astronomer[4].

What awards did Jean-Luc Margot receive?

Honors received include Harold C. Urey Prize[9].

What did Jean-Luc Margot discover?

Jean-Luc Margot is credited as discoverer of Linus[31].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . dps.aas.org. dps.aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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