Margaret Mayall

American astronomer (1902-1995)
Person human Q263362
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Margaret Mayall

Summary

Margaret Mayall is a human[1]. She was born in Cecil County[2]. She was born on +1902-01-27T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Cambridge[4]. She died on +1995-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as an astronomer[6]. She 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

  • Born in Cecil County[2], Margaret Mayall…
  • Margaret Mayall died in Cambridge[4].
  • Margaret Mayall was born on +1902-01-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Margaret Mayall died on +1995-12-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Margaret Mayall held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Margaret Mayall worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Margaret Mayall's education included a stint at Radcliffe College[9].
  • Margaret Mayall was educated at Swarthmore College[10].
  • Margaret Mayall received the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[11].
  • Margaret Mayall is recorded as female[12].
  • Margaret Mayall's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Margaret Mayall's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077208871[14].
  • Margaret Mayall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92148623[15].
  • Margaret Mayall's GND ID is recorded as 1089670443[16].
  • Margaret Mayall's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85161655[17].
  • Margaret Mayall's IdRef ID is recorded as 078801508[18].
  • Margaret Mayall's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12883216[19].
  • Margaret Mayall's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bf71j[20].
  • Margaret Mayall's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mub2014844181[21].
  • Margaret Mayall's given name is recorded as Margaret[22].
  • Margaret Mayall's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 002111649[23].
  • Margaret Mayall's described at URL is recorded as https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/28323-1[24].
  • Margaret Mayall's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 146808703[25].
  • Margaret Mayall's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90796800[26].
  • Margaret Mayall's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2003094992[27].

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Origins and Family

Margaret Mayall was born in Cecil County[2]. She was born on +1902-01-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Radcliffe College[9], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1879[30] and Swarthmore College[10], a liberal arts college[31], in United States[32], founded in 1864[33].

Career and Affiliations

Margaret Mayall's professions included astronomer[6].

Recognition

Margaret Mayall received the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[11].

Death and Burial

Margaret Mayall died on +1995-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Cambridge[4].

Why It Matters

Margaret Mayall ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Mayall born?

Margaret Mayall was born in Cecil County[2].

Where did Margaret Mayall die?

Margaret Mayall passed away in Cambridge[4].

What did Margaret Mayall do for work?

Margaret Mayall worked as astronomer[6].

Where did Margaret Mayall go to school?

Margaret Mayall was educated at Radcliffe College[9] and Swarthmore College[10].

What awards did Margaret Mayall receive?

Honors received include Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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