Jiří Grygar

Summary

Jiří Grygar is a human^[1]. Born in Dziewiętlice^[2], he… he was born on March 17, 1936^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4] and science communicator^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Dziewiętlice^[2], Jiří Grygar…
• Jiří Grygar was born on March 17, 1936^[3].
• A child of Jiří Grygar was Lukáš Grygar^[7].
• Jiří Grygar held citizenship in Czech Republic^[8].
• Jiří Grygar held citizenship in Czechoslovakia^[9].
• Czech was Jiří Grygar's native language^[10].
• Jiří Grygar's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Jiří Grygar's professions included science communicator^[5].
• Jiří Grygar was employed by Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences^[11].
• Jiří Grygar's education included a stint at Charles University^[12].
• Jiří Grygar was educated at Gymnázium Elgartova^[13].
• Jiří Grygar received the Kalinga Prize^[14].
• Jiří Grygar received the Nušl Prize^[15].
• Jiří Grygar received the City of Brno Award^[16].
• Jiří Grygar received the Masaryk University Gold Medal^[17].
• Jiří Grygar received the honorary citizen of Litomyšl^[18].
• Jiří Grygar received the honorary citizen of Prague 15^[19].
• Jiří Grygar was a member of scouting^[20].
• Jiří Grygar was a member of Learned Society of the Czech Republic^[21].
• Jiří Grygar was a member of International Astronomical Union^[22].
• Jiří Grygar's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[23].
• Jiří Grygar is recorded as male^[24].
• Jiří Grygar's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Jiří Grygar's Commons category is recorded as Jiří Grygar^[26].
• Jiří Grygar's family name is recorded as Grygar^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dziewiętlice^[2], Jiří Grygar… he was born on March 17, 1936^[3]. Czech was his native language^[10].

Education

Educated at Charles University^[12], a public university^[28], in Czech Republic^[29], founded in 1348^[30], headquartered in Prague^[31] and Gymnázium Elgartova^[13], a secondary school^[32], in Czech Republic^[33], founded in 1996^[34], headquartered in Brno^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4] and science communicator^[5]. Among Jiří Grygar's employers was Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Kalinga Prize^[14], a science award^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1951^[38]; Nušl Prize^[15], an award^[39], in Czech Republic^[40], founded in 1938^[41]; City of Brno Award^[16], an award^[42], in Czech Republic^[43], founded in 1993^[44]; Masaryk University Gold Medal^[17], an award^[45]; honorary citizen of Litomyšl^[18], an award^[46], in Czech Republic^[47]; and honorary citizen of Prague 15^[19], an award^[48], in Czech Republic^[49].

Personal Life

A child of Jiří Grygar was Lukáš Grygar^[7]. His religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[23].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jiří Grygar include 3336 Grygar^[50], an asteroid^[51].

Why It Matters

Jiří Grygar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52]

Entities named for him include 3336 Grygar^[50], an asteroid^[51].

FAQs

Where was Jiří Grygar born?

Jiří Grygar was born in Dziewiętlice^[2].

What did Jiří Grygar do for work?

Jiří Grygar worked as astronomer^[4] and science communicator^[5].

Where did Jiří Grygar go to school?

Jiří Grygar was educated at Charles University^[12] and Gymnázium Elgartova^[13].

What awards did Jiří Grygar receive?

Honors received include Kalinga Prize^[14], Nušl Prize^[15], City of Brno Award^[16], and Masaryk University Gold Medal^[17].