John A. Wood

American planetary scientist
Person human Q94115332
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John A. Wood

Summary

John A. Wood is a human[1]. Born in Roanoke[2], he… he was born on +1932-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a planetary scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John A. Wood's place of birth was Roanoke[2].
  • John A. Wood was born on +1932-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John A. Wood was born on +1932-07-28T00:00:00Z[6].
  • John A. Wood held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John A. Wood's professions included planetary scientist[4].
  • John A. Wood was employed by Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics[8].
  • John A. Wood was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • John A. Wood received the Leonard Medal[10].
  • John A. Wood received the G. K. Gilbert Award[11].
  • John A. Wood received the Whipple Award[12].
  • John A. Wood is recorded as male[13].
  • John A. Wood's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John A. Wood's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081733513[15].
  • John A. Wood's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108474223[16].
  • John A. Wood's GND ID is recorded as 129434272[17].
  • John A. Wood's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84133891[18].
  • John A. Wood's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12391459t[19].
  • John A. Wood's IdRef ID is recorded as 075078562[20].
  • John A. Wood's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00697586[21].
  • John A. Wood's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00461382[22].
  • John A. Wood's Open Library ID is recorded as OL30718A[23].
  • John A. Wood's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5224345A[24].
  • John A. Wood's family name is recorded as Wood[25].
  • John A. Wood's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • John A. Wood's given name is recorded as Armstead[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Roanoke[2], John A. Wood… Recorded date of birth include +1932-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and +1932-07-28T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

John A. Wood's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].

Career and Affiliations

John A. Wood's professions included planetary scientist[4]. He was employed by Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Leonard Medal[10], a science award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1962[30]; G. K. Gilbert Award[11], a science award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1983[33]; and Whipple Award[12], an award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1989[36].

Why It Matters

John A. Wood ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was John A. Wood born?

John A. Wood's place of birth was Roanoke[2].

What did John A. Wood do for work?

John A. Wood worked as planetary scientist[4].

Where did John A. Wood go to school?

John A. Wood was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].

What awards did John A. Wood receive?

Honors received include Leonard Medal[10], G. K. Gilbert Award[11], and Whipple Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . woodjohn2.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . meteoritical.org. Retrieved . meteoritical.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . community.geosociety.org. community.geosociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . agu.org. agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . CiNii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Library of Congress Name 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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