Lee R. Scherer

Aeronautical engineer and director of Kennedy Space Center (1919-2011)
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Lee R. Scherer

Summary

Lee R. Scherer is a human[1]. He was born in Charleston[2]. He was born on +1919-09-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in San Diego[4]. He died on +2011-05-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lee R. Scherer's place of birth was Charleston[2].
  • Lee R. Scherer died in San Diego[4].
  • Lee R. Scherer was born on +1919-09-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lee R. Scherer died on +2011-05-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Lee R. Scherer held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Lee R. Scherer worked as an engineer[6].
  • Lee R. Scherer was educated at United States Naval Academy[9].
  • Lee R. Scherer was educated at California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Lee R. Scherer was educated at University of Central Florida[11].
  • Lee R. Scherer received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[12].
  • Lee R. Scherer's image is recorded as Lee. R. Scherer (EC76-5266).jpg[13].
  • Lee R. Scherer is recorded as male[14].
  • Lee R. Scherer's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Lee R. Scherer's Commons category is recorded as Lee R. Scherer[16].
  • Lee R. Scherer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zvtvb[17].
  • Lee R. Scherer's family name is recorded as Scherer[18].
  • Lee R. Scherer's given name is recorded as Lee[19].
  • Lee R. Scherer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Lee R. Scherer's Google Arts & Culture entity ID is recorded as m05zvtvb[21].

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Origins and Family

Lee R. Scherer was born in Charleston[2]. He was born on +1919-09-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at United States Naval Academy[9], a naval academy[22], in United States[23], founded in 1845[24], headquartered in Naval Academy[25]; California Institute of Technology[10], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1891[28], headquartered in California[29]; and University of Central Florida[11], a public university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1963[32].

Career and Affiliations

Lee R. Scherer's professions included engineer[6].

Recognition

Lee R. Scherer received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[12].

Death and Burial

Lee R. Scherer died on +2011-05-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in San Diego[4].

Why It Matters

Lee R. Scherer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Lee R. Scherer born?

Lee R. Scherer's place of birth was Charleston[2].

Where did Lee R. Scherer die?

Lee R. Scherer died in San Diego[4].

What did Lee R. Scherer do for work?

Lee R. Scherer worked as engineer[6].

Where did Lee R. Scherer go to school?

Lee R. Scherer was educated at United States Naval Academy[9], California Institute of Technology[10], and University of Central Florida[11].

What awards did Lee R. Scherer receive?

Honors received include NASA Distinguished Service Medal[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov. searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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