Lucy Fortson

American astronomer
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Lucy Fortson

Summary

Lucy Fortson is a human[1]. She worked as an astronomer[2]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Lucy Fortson's professions included astronomer[2].
  • Among Lucy Fortson's employers was Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics[4].
  • Lucy Fortson was employed by Adler Planetarium[5].
  • Lucy Fortson was employed by University of Chicago[6].
  • Lucy Fortson was employed by Space Telescope Science Institute[7].
  • Lucy Fortson was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8].
  • Lucy Fortson was educated at Smith College[9].
  • Lucy Fortson received the Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach[10].
  • Lucy Fortson is recorded as female[11].
  • Lucy Fortson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Lucy Fortson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 292149294084580520536[13].
  • Lucy Fortson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-1067-8558[14].
  • Lucy Fortson's given name is recorded as Lucy[15].
  • Lucy Fortson's official website is recorded as https://www.physics.umn.edu/people/fortson.html[16].
  • Lucy Fortson's X is recorded as lucyfortson[17].
  • Lucy Fortson's ResearchGate profile ID is recorded as Lucy_Fortson[18].
  • Lucy Fortson's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f0w9vngv[19].
  • Lucy Fortson's Dimensions author ID is recorded as 010103263335.14[20].

Body

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8], a public research university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1919[23], headquartered in Los Angeles[24] and Smith College[9], a university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1871[27], headquartered in Northampton[28].

Career and Affiliations

Lucy Fortson's professions included astronomer[2]. Employers include Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics[4], a research institute[29], in United States[30], founded in 2011[31]; Adler Planetarium[5], an astronomical museum[32], in United States[33], founded in 1930[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]; University of Chicago[6], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1890[38], headquartered in Chicago[39]; and Space Telescope Science Institute[7], a research institute[40], in United States[41], founded in 1981[42], headquartered in Baltimore[43].

Recognition

Lucy Fortson received the Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach[10].

Why It Matters

Lucy Fortson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Lucy Fortson do for work?

Lucy Fortson worked as astronomer[2].

Where did Lucy Fortson go to school?

Lucy Fortson was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8] and Smith College[9].

What awards did Lucy Fortson receive?

Honors received include Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . physics.umn.edu. Retrieved . physics.umn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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