Matthew Bailes

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Matthew Bailes

Summary

Matthew Bailes is a human[1]. He worked as an astronomer[2] and physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Matthew Bailes's professions included astronomer[2].
  • Matthew Bailes worked as a physicist[3].
  • Matthew Bailes was employed by Swinburne University of Technology[5].
  • Matthew Bailes was educated at Australian National University[6].
  • Matthew Bailes received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[7].
  • Matthew Bailes received the Shaw Prize[8].
  • Matthew Bailes received the Prime Minister's Prize for Science[9].
  • Matthew Bailes was a member of International Astronomical Union[10].
  • Matthew Bailes is recorded as male[11].
  • Matthew Bailes's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Matthew Bailes supervised Emily Petroff as a doctoral student[13].
  • Matthew Bailes's family name is recorded as Bailes[14].
  • Matthew Bailes's given name is recorded as Matthew[15].
  • Matthew Bailes's official website is recorded as https://www.astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/mbailes.html[16].

Body

Education

Matthew Bailes was educated at Australian National University[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[2] and physicist[3]. Matthew Bailes was employed by Swinburne University of Technology[5]. He supervised Emily Petroff as a doctoral student[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[7], a fellowship award[17], in Australia[18]; Shaw Prize[8], a science award[19], in Hong Kong[20], founded in 2002[21]; and Prime Minister's Prize for Science[9], a science award[22].

Why It Matters

Matthew Bailes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Matthew Bailes do for work?

Matthew Bailes worked as astronomer[2] and physicist[3].

Where did Matthew Bailes go to school?

Matthew Bailes was educated at Australian National University[6].

What awards did Matthew Bailes receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[7], Shaw Prize[8], and Prime Minister's Prize for Science[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . science.org.au. science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . shawprize.org. shawprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . abc.net.au. abc.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ORCID iD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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