Keith O'Nions

British scientist
Person human Q4170934
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Summary

Keith O'Nions was born on September 26, 1944[1], in Birmingham[2]. He has worked as a geologist[3], mineralogist[4], and geochemist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Employer: University of Oxford[8], Imperial College London[9], Columbia University[10], University of Cambridge[11]
  • Educated at: University of Nottingham[12], University of Alberta[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: Roger David Morton[14]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Lyell Medal[16], Bigsby Medal[17], H. C. Urey Award[18], Arthur Holmes Medal[19], Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[20], James B. Macelwane Medal[21], Knight Bachelor[22]
  • Member of: Royal Society[23], Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[24], Academia Europaea[25], Indian National Science Academy[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Residence: London[28]
  • Family name: O'Nions[29]
  • Given name: Robert[30], Keith[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32]

Why It Matters

Keith O'Nions is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Keith O'Nions born?

Keith O'Nions was born in Birmingham[2].

What did Keith O'Nions do for work?

Keith O'Nions worked as a geologist[3], mineralogist[4], and geochemist[5].

Where did Keith O'Nions go to school?

Keith O'Nions was educated at University of Nottingham[12] and University of Alberta[13].

What awards did Keith O'Nions receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Lyell Medal[16], Bigsby Medal[17], and H. C. Urey Award[18].

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  5. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . eag.org. eag.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . agu.org. agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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