Home › Entities › Human › Kathryn Whaler

Kathryn Whaler

Scottish geophysicist
Person Human Q15994824

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
June 11, 1956
Place of birth
Salisbury
Occupation
geophysicist
Employer
University of Edinburgh[5]
Field of work
geophysics[4]
Position held
President of the Royal Astronomical Society (2004–2006)
Educated at
University of Cambridge[6]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1997), Price Medal (2013), Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Wollaston Medal (2023), Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize (1996)[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Doctoral advisor
David Gubbins[7]
Doctoral student
Douglas Norman Stewart, Robert Ian Bloor, Rubeni T. Ranganai, Danian Huang, David S. Bailey, Allan McKay, Ciaran Beggan, Ruth Carley[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Family name
Whaler[23]
Given name
Kathryn, Anne[24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kathryn Anne Whaler en Kathryn Whaler en Kathy Whaler he קתרין וולר ru Кэтрин Уэйлер ru Уэйлер, Кэтрин
🔖 Identifiers · 6
VIAF cluster ID
94154739852652990142
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Image of Kathy Whaler at the opening ceremony of the 2023 IUGG General Assembly, 13 July 2023.jpg ↗
AcademiaNet ID
1215962
Freebase ID
/m/0ynsz5f
IdRef ID
23238830X
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
145938

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Kathryn Whaler was born on June 11, 1956[1], in Salisbury[2]. She has worked as a geophysicist[3].

FAQs

Where was Kathryn Whaler born?

Kathryn Whaler's place of birth was Salisbury[2].

What did Kathryn Whaler do for work?

Kathryn Whaler worked as a geophysicist[3].

Where did Kathryn Whaler go to school?

Kathryn Whaler was educated at University of Cambridge[6].

What awards did Kathryn Whaler receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[8], Price Medal[9], Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[10], and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . rse.org.uk. rse.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . ras.ac.uk. ras.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . geolsoc.org.uk. geolsoc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kathryn Whaler. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kathryn-whaler
MLA “Kathryn Whaler.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kathryn-whaler.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kathryn-whaler_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kathryn Whaler}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kathryn-whaler}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Kathryn Whaler — https://4ort.xyz/entity/kathryn-whaler (retrieved 2026-11-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kathryn-whaler · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Rouletteer · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Price Medal, Fellow of the American Geophysical Union +2
    Position held → President of the Royal Astronomical Society
    "Created claim: Award received: Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize"
  2. 21w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Price Medal, Fellow of the American Geophysical Union +2
    Family name → Whaler
    AcademiaNet ID → 1215962
    Instance of → human
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [ru] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #37384"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.