Jonathan Lunine

planetary scientist
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Summary

Jonathan Lunine was born on June 26, 1959[1], in Manhattan[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3], astronomer[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: New York City[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Field of work: physics[9]
  • Employer: University of Arizona[10], Cornell University[11], Lunar and Planetary Institute[12]
  • Educated at: California Institute of Technology[13], University of Rochester[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: David J. Stevenson[15]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[16], James B. Macelwane Medal[17], Harold C. Urey Prize[18]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Doctoral student: Anupama N. M. Rao[21]
  • Family name: Lunine[22]
  • Given name: Jonathan[23]
  • Official website: https://astro.cornell.edu/jonathan-lunine[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • Exact match: https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/jonathan-i-lunine[26], https://www.purposenation.org/jonathan-lunine-phd-cornell-biography[27], https://www.planetary.org/profiles/jonathan-lunine[28]

Why It Matters

Jonathan Lunine has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Jonathan Lunine born?

Jonathan Lunine was born in Manhattan[2].

What did Jonathan Lunine do for work?

Jonathan Lunine worked as a physicist[3], astronomer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Jonathan Lunine go to school?

Jonathan Lunine was educated at California Institute of Technology[13] and University of Rochester[14].

What awards did Jonathan Lunine receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[16], James B. Macelwane Medal[17], and Harold C. Urey Prize[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . solarsystem.nasa.gov. solarsystem.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . lpi.usra.edu. Retrieved . lpi.usra.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . agu.org. agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Manhattan, New York City
    Educated at → California Institute of Technology, University of Rochester
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