Joan Najita

American astronomer
Person human Q34035084
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Joan Najita

Summary

Joan Najita is a human[1]. She worked as an astronomer[2]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Joan Najita worked as an astronomer[2].
  • Joan Najita was educated at Harvard University[4].
  • Joan Najita was educated at University of California, Berkeley[5].
  • Joan Najita's doctoral advisor was Frank Shu[6].
  • Joan Najita received the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[7].
  • Joan Najita received the Guggenheim Fellowship[8].
  • Joan Najita received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[9].
  • Joan Najita is recorded as female[10].
  • Joan Najita's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Joan Najita's given name is recorded as Joan[12].
  • Joan Najita's given name is recorded as Rie[13].
  • Joan Najita's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[14].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[4], a private university[15], in United States[16], founded in 1636[17], headquartered in Cambridge[18] and University of California, Berkeley[5], a public research university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1868[21], headquartered in Berkeley[22]. Joan Najita's doctoral advisor was Frank Shu[6].

Career and Affiliations

Joan Najita's professions included astronomer[2].

Recognition

Awards received include Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[7], a science award[23], in United States[24], founded in 1934[25]; Guggenheim Fellowship[8], a fellowship grant[26], in United States[27], founded in 1925[28]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[9], a fellowship award[29], in United States[30], founded in 1874[31].

Why It Matters

Joan Najita ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Joan Najita do for work?

Joan Najita worked as astronomer[2].

Where did Joan Najita go to school?

Joan Najita was educated at Harvard University[4] and University of California, Berkeley[5].

What awards did Joan Najita receive?

Honors received include Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[7], Guggenheim Fellowship[8], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . radcliffe.harvard.edu. radcliffe.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy web page. Retrieved . aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . gf.org. gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Inspire-hep author id → J.Najita.2
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    Guggenheim fellows id → joan-r-najita
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