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Lincoln LaPaz

American astronomer (1897–1985)
Person Human Q3832578

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
February 12, 1897
Date of death
October 19, 1985
Place of birth
Wichita
Place of death
Albuquerque
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
astronomer, ufologist, university teacher
Employer
University of New Mexico[9]
Educated at
Harvard University, University of Chicago, Wichita State University[10][11][12]
Doctoral advisor
Gilbert Ames Bliss[13]
Doctoral student
Earl John Mickle, William A. Patterson, Richard C. Hildner[15][16][17]
Given name
Lincoln[18]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lincoln LaPaz cs Lincoln La Paz ru Линкольном Ла-Пасом zh 林肯·拉帕斯 zh 林肯·拉巴兹 zh 林肯·拉巴斯 zh 林肯·拉帕兹
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
63119528
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88606877
Freebase ID
/m/03cblgt
IdRef ID
23168035X
J9U entity ID
987007278101705171
MR Author ID
483289
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
6135
NL CR AUT ID
xx0171708
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
14195986X
Prabook ID
1694476
Project Gutenberg author ID
47079
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvMvQj6FkMFFXjT69YkjC
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Yale LUX ID
person/224fd2fe-1641-439d-b46b-0ccca104eeb9
ZbMATH author ID
la-paz.lincoln

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Summary

Lincoln LaPaz was born on February 12, 1897[1], in Wichita[2]. He died on October 19, 1985[3], in Albuquerque[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], ufologist[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Lincoln LaPaz born?

Lincoln LaPaz's place of birth was Wichita[2].

Where did Lincoln LaPaz die?

Lincoln LaPaz died in Albuquerque[4].

What did Lincoln LaPaz do for work?

Lincoln LaPaz worked as an astronomer[5], ufologist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Lincoln LaPaz go to school?

Lincoln LaPaz was educated at Harvard University[10], University of Chicago[11], and Wichita State University[12].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Seandalt · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → astronomer, ufologist, university teacher
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n88606877
    Date of death → October 19, 1985
    Place of death → Albuquerque
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