John J. Kavelaars

born 1966; Canadian astronomer
Person human Q551165
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John J. Kavelaars

Summary

John J. Kavelaars is a human[1]. He was born on +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an astronomer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • John J. Kavelaars was born on +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John J. Kavelaars held citizenship in Canada[5].
  • John J. Kavelaars worked as an astronomer[3].
  • Among John J. Kavelaars's employers was National Research Council Canada[6].
  • John J. Kavelaars is recorded as male[7].
  • John J. Kavelaars's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • John J. Kavelaars supervised Wes Fraser as a doctoral student[9].
  • John J. Kavelaars's ISNI is recorded as 0000000075821971[10].
  • John J. Kavelaars's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 105820074[11].
  • John J. Kavelaars's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2020047630[12].
  • John J. Kavelaars's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-7032-5255[13].
  • John J. Kavelaars's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/037c09[14].
  • John J. Kavelaars's family name is recorded as Kavelaars[15].
  • John J. Kavelaars's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John J. Kavelaars's Scopus author ID is recorded as 6701610202[17].
  • John J. Kavelaars's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 460010[18].
  • John J. Kavelaars's sibling is recorded as Ingrid Kavelaars[19].
  • John J. Kavelaars's sibling is recorded as Monique Kavelaars[20].
  • John J. Kavelaars's Dimensions author ID is recorded as 013422702723.53[21].
  • John J. Kavelaars's Dimensions author ID is recorded as 01273010767.24[22].
  • John J. Kavelaars's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf10366857[23].
  • John J. Kavelaars's The Conversation author ID is recorded as 420460[24].
  • John J. Kavelaars's AstroGen ID is recorded as 9021[25].
  • John J. Kavelaars's Springer Nature person ID is recorded as 013422702723.53[26].

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Origins and Family

John J. Kavelaars was born on +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

John J. Kavelaars worked as an astronomer[3]. He was employed by National Research Council Canada[6]. He supervised Wes Fraser as a doctoral student[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John J. Kavelaars include 154660 Kavelaars[27].

Why It Matters

John J. Kavelaars ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He is credited with the discovery of Carpo[30], a moon of Jupiter[31]; Kiviuq[32], a moon of Saturn[33]; Sycorax[34], a moon of Uranus[35]; Halimede[36], a moon of Neptune[37]; Caliban[38], a moon of Uranus[39]; and Ijiraq[40], a moon of Saturn[41]. Entities named for him include 154660 Kavelaars[27].

FAQs

What did John J. Kavelaars do for work?

John J. Kavelaars worked as astronomer[3].

What did John J. Kavelaars discover?

John J. Kavelaars is credited as discoverer of Carpo[30], Kiviuq[32], Sycorax[34], and Halimede[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SciGraph. Retrieved . scigraph.springernature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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