John A. O'Keefe

planetary scientist (1916–2000)
Person human Q3809035
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John A. O'Keefe

Summary

John A. O'Keefe is a human[1]. He was born on +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2000-09-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a planetary scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John A. O'Keefe was born on +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John A. O'Keefe was born on +1916-10-13T00:00:00Z[6].
  • John A. O'Keefe died on +2000-09-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John A. O'Keefe held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John A. O'Keefe's professions included planetary scientist[4].
  • John A. O'Keefe's education included a stint at Harvard University[8].
  • John A. O'Keefe's education included a stint at University of Chicago[9].
  • John A. O'Keefe's education included a stint at Phillips Exeter Academy[10].
  • John A. O'Keefe received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11].
  • John A. O'Keefe is recorded as male[12].
  • John A. O'Keefe's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John A. O'Keefe's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109265177[14].
  • John A. O'Keefe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94309251[15].
  • John A. O'Keefe's GND ID is recorded as 1024300544[16].
  • John A. O'Keefe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81144386[17].
  • John A. O'Keefe's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12486268d[18].
  • John A. O'Keefe's IdRef ID is recorded as 145511146[19].
  • John A. O'Keefe's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11182420[20].
  • John A. O'Keefe's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA15315592[21].
  • John A. O'Keefe's SBN author ID is recorded as RT1V024612[22].
  • John A. O'Keefe's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36082798[23].
  • John A. O'Keefe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07gn_n[24].
  • John A. O'Keefe's family name is recorded as O'Keefe[25].
  • John A. O'Keefe's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • John A. O'Keefe's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 314554726[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1916-10-13T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; University of Chicago[9], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]; and Phillips Exeter Academy[10], a private school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1781[38].

Career and Affiliations

John A. O'Keefe's professions included planetary scientist[4].

Recognition

John A. O'Keefe received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11].

Death and Burial

John A. O'Keefe died on +2000-09-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John A. O'Keefe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did John A. O'Keefe do for work?

John A. O'Keefe worked as planetary scientist[4].

Where did John A. O'Keefe go to school?

John A. O'Keefe was educated at Harvard University[8], University of Chicago[9], and Phillips Exeter Academy[10].

What awards did John A. O'Keefe receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . agu.org. Retrieved . agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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