Joseph A. Burns

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Joseph A. Burns

Summary

Joseph A. Burns is a human[1]. He was born in Queens[2]. He was born on +1941-03-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Ithaca[4]. He died on +2025-02-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Joseph A. Burns was born in Queens[2].
  • Joseph A. Burns passed away in Ithaca[4].
  • Joseph A. Burns was born on +1941-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joseph A. Burns died on +2025-02-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Joseph A. Burns held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Joseph A. Burns worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Among Joseph A. Burns's employers was Cornell University[9].
  • Joseph A. Burns's education included a stint at Cornell University[10].
  • Joseph A. Burns's education included a stint at Cornell University College of Engineering[11].
  • Joseph A. Burns received the Masursky Award[12].
  • Joseph A. Burns was a member of International Academy of Astronautics[13].
  • Joseph A. Burns was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[14].
  • Joseph A. Burns was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[15].
  • Joseph A. Burns is recorded as male[16].
  • Joseph A. Burns's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Joseph A. Burns supervised Steven Soter as a doctoral student[18].
  • Joseph A. Burns supervised Ishan Sharma as a doctoral student[19].
  • Joseph A. Burns's ISNI is recorded as 0000000025743004[20].
  • Joseph A. Burns's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76423698[21].
  • Joseph A. Burns's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78019712[22].
  • Joseph A. Burns's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12516813h[23].
  • Joseph A. Burns's IdRef ID is recorded as 034409815[24].
  • Joseph A. Burns's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01929370[25].
  • Joseph A. Burns's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 184068[26].
  • Joseph A. Burns's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04y743x[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Joseph A. Burns was born in Queens[2]. He was born on +1941-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1865[30], headquartered in Ithaca[31] and Cornell University College of Engineering[11], an engineering college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1870[34].

Career and Affiliations

Joseph A. Burns's professions included astronomer[6]. Among his employers was Cornell University[9]. Doctoral students include Steven Soter[18], an astrophysicist[35], b. 1943[36], of United States[37], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award[38], specialised in physical cosmology[39] and Ishan Sharma[19], a university teacher[40], b. 1978[41], specialised in dynamical systems[42].

Recognition

Joseph A. Burns received the Masursky Award[12].

Death and Burial

Joseph A. Burns died on +2025-02-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Ithaca[4].

Why It Matters

Joseph A. Burns ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

He is credited with the discovery of Sycorax[44], a moon of Uranus[45] and Caliban[46], a moon of Uranus[47].

His notable doctoral advisees include Steven Soter[48], an astrophysicist[49], b. 1943[50], of United States[51], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award[52], specialised in physical cosmology[53].

FAQs

Where was Joseph A. Burns born?

Joseph A. Burns's place of birth was Queens[2].

Where did Joseph A. Burns die?

Joseph A. Burns passed away in Ithaca[4].

What did Joseph A. Burns do for work?

Joseph A. Burns worked as astronomer[6].

Where did Joseph A. Burns go to school?

Joseph A. Burns was educated at Cornell University[10] and Cornell University College of Engineering[11].

What awards did Joseph A. Burns receive?

Honors received include Masursky Award[12].

What did Joseph A. Burns discover?

Joseph A. Burns is credited as discoverer of Sycorax[44] and Caliban[46].

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  6. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  12. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  16. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [5] . bangsfuneralhome.com. Retrieved . bangsfuneralhome.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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