Jeffrey S. Medkeff

American astronomer and writer
Person human Q551646
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Jeffrey S. Medkeff

Summary

Jeffrey S. Medkeff is a human[1]. His place of birth was Akron[2]. He was born on +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Houston[4]. He died on +2008-08-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff was born in Akron[2].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff died in Houston[4].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff was born on +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff died on +2008-08-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff's field of work was astronomy[9].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff was employed by Junk Bond Observatory[10].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff was educated at Ohio State University[11].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff's religion is recorded as atheism[12].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff's image is recorded as BM 2008 W49A TEMPLE.jpg[13].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff is recorded as male[14].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • The cause of death was liver cancer[16].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08p23d[17].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff's given name is recorded as Jeffrey[18].
  • Jeffrey S. Medkeff's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].

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Origins and Family

Jeffrey S. Medkeff was born in Akron[2]. He was born on +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jeffrey S. Medkeff was educated at Ohio State University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Jeffrey S. Medkeff's professions included astronomer[6]. His field of work was astronomy[9]. Among his employers was Junk Bond Observatory[10].

Personal Life

Jeffrey S. Medkeff's religion is recorded as atheism[12].

Death and Burial

Jeffrey S. Medkeff died on +2008-08-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Houston[4]. The cause of death was liver cancer[16].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jeffrey S. Medkeff include 41450 Medkeff[20].

Why It Matters

Jeffrey S. Medkeff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

He is credited with the discovery of 158092 Frasercain[22], an asteroid[23]; 40328 Dow[24], an asteroid[25]; 118945 Rikhill[26], an asteroid[27]; 106545 Colanduno[28], an asteroid[29]; 86279 Brucegary[30], an asteroid[31]; and 106537 McCarthy[32], an asteroid[33]. Entities named for him include 41450 Medkeff[20].

FAQs

Where was Jeffrey S. Medkeff born?

Jeffrey S. Medkeff's place of birth was Akron[2].

Where did Jeffrey S. Medkeff die?

Jeffrey S. Medkeff died in Houston[4].

What did Jeffrey S. Medkeff do for work?

Jeffrey S. Medkeff worked as astronomer[6].

Where did Jeffrey S. Medkeff go to school?

Jeffrey S. Medkeff was educated at Ohio State University[11].

What did Jeffrey S. Medkeff discover?

Jeffrey S. Medkeff is credited as discoverer of 158092 Frasercain[22], 40328 Dow[24], 118945 Rikhill[26], and 106545 Colanduno[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . blogs.discovermagazine.com. blogs.discovermagazine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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