Joseph Ashbrook

Summary

Joseph Ashbrook is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia^[2]. He was born on +1918-04-04T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1980-08-04T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an astronomer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Joseph Ashbrook was born in Philadelphia^[2].
• Joseph Ashbrook was born on +1918-04-04T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Joseph Ashbrook died on +1980-08-04T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Joseph Ashbrook held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Joseph Ashbrook worked as an astronomer^[5].
• Among Joseph Ashbrook's employers was Harvard University^[8].
• Among Joseph Ashbrook's employers was Yale University^[9].
• Joseph Ashbrook was educated at Harvard University^[10].
• Joseph Ashbrook's doctoral advisor was Bart Bok^[11].
• Joseph Ashbrook's doctoral advisor was Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin^[12].
• Joseph Ashbrook is recorded as male^[13].
• Joseph Ashbrook's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Joseph Ashbrook's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110571403^[15].
• Joseph Ashbrook's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39439390^[16].
• Joseph Ashbrook's GND ID is recorded as 138559252^[17].
• Joseph Ashbrook's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84028182^[18].
• Joseph Ashbrook's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12281895d^[19].
• Joseph Ashbrook's IdRef ID is recorded as 136567878^[20].
• Joseph Ashbrook's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 262111^[21].
• Joseph Ashbrook's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038bth^[22].
• Joseph Ashbrook's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ntk2011621651^[23].
• Joseph Ashbrook's family name is recorded as Ashbrook^[24].
• Joseph Ashbrook's given name is recorded as Joseph^[25].
• Joseph Ashbrook's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071755624^[26].
• Joseph Ashbrook's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90065734^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Philadelphia^[2], Joseph Ashbrook… he was born on +1918-04-04T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Joseph Ashbrook was educated at Harvard University^[10]. Doctoral advisors include Bart Bok^[11], an astronomer^[28], 1906–1983^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[31] and Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin^[12], an astronomer^[32], 1900–1979^[33], of United Kingdom^[34], awarded the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship^[35], specialised in astronomy^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Joseph Ashbrook worked as an astronomer^[5]. Employers include Harvard University^[8], a private university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1636^[39], headquartered in Cambridge^[40] and Yale University^[9], a private university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1701^[43], headquartered in New Haven^[44].

Death and Burial

Joseph Ashbrook died on +1980-08-04T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Joseph Ashbrook include Ashbrook^[45], a lunar crater^[46].

Why It Matters

Joseph Ashbrook ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47]

He is credited with the discovery of 47P/Ashbrook–Jackson^[48], a periodic comet^[49]. Entities named for him include Ashbrook^[45], a lunar crater^[46].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Ashbrook born?

Joseph Ashbrook was born in Philadelphia^[2].

What did Joseph Ashbrook do for work?

Joseph Ashbrook worked as astronomer^[5].

Where did Joseph Ashbrook go to school?

Joseph Ashbrook was educated at Harvard University^[10].

What did Joseph Ashbrook discover?

Joseph Ashbrook is credited as discoverer of 47P/Ashbrook–Jackson^[48].