Ken Melville

Australian-American oceanographer (1946-2019)
Person human Q72012761
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Ken Melville

Summary

Ken Melville is a human[1]. Born in Sydney[2], he… he was born on +1946-06-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2019-10-16T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an oceanographer[5].

Key Facts

  • Born in Sydney[2], Ken Melville…
  • Ken Melville was born on +1946-06-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ken Melville died on +2019-10-16T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Ken Melville held citizenship in Australia[6].
  • Ken Melville held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ken Melville worked as an oceanographer[5].
  • Among Ken Melville's employers was Scripps Institution of Oceanography[8].
  • Ken Melville received the Guggenheim Fellowship[9].
  • Ken Melville received the Sverdrup Gold Medal Award[10].
  • Ken Melville is recorded as male[11].
  • Ken Melville's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Ken Melville's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 266149106229968491879[13].
  • Ken Melville's GND ID is recorded as 17225504X[14].
  • Ken Melville's IdRef ID is recorded as 204521440[15].
  • Ken Melville's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-3851-9727[16].
  • Ken Melville's family name is recorded as Melville[17].
  • Ken Melville's given name is recorded as Wallace[18].
  • Ken Melville's given name is recorded as Kendall[19].
  • Ken Melville's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90300527[20].
  • Ken Melville's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7005915819[21].
  • Ken Melville's zbMATH author ID is recorded as melville.w-kendall[22].
  • Ken Melville's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as k2rHT8kAAAAJ[23].
  • Ken Melville's Semantic Scholar author ID is recorded as 2479812[24].
  • Ken Melville's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
  • Ken Melville's Guggenheim fellows ID is recorded as w-kendall-melville[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Ken Melville's place of birth was Sydney[2]. He was born on +1946-06-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Ken Melville worked as an oceanographer[5]. He was employed by Scripps Institution of Oceanography[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9], a fellowship grant[27], in United States[28], founded in 1925[29] and Sverdrup Gold Medal Award[10], a meteorology award[30], in United States[31].

Death and Burial

Ken Melville died on +2019-10-16T00:00:00Z[4].

FAQs

Where was Ken Melville born?

Born in Sydney[2], Ken Melville…

What did Ken Melville do for work?

Ken Melville worked as oceanographer[5].

What awards did Ken Melville receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9] and Sverdrup Gold Medal Award[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . gf.org. gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . ametsoc.org. ametsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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