Michael E. Brown

Summary

Michael E. Brown is a human^[1]. He was born in Huntsville^[2]. He was born on June 5, 1965^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Born in Huntsville^[2], Michael E. Brown…
• Michael E. Brown was born on June 5, 1965^[3].
• Michael E. Brown held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Michael E. Brown's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Michael E. Brown's field of work was planetary science^[7].
• Among Michael E. Brown's employers was California Institute of Technology^[8].
• Michael E. Brown's education included a stint at Virgil I. Grissom High School^[9].
• Michael E. Brown was educated at Princeton University^[10].
• Michael E. Brown was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11].
• Michael E. Brown's doctoral advisor was Hyron Spinrad^[12].
• Michael E. Brown's doctoral advisor was Imke de Pater^[13].
• Michael E. Brown received the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[14].
• Michael E. Brown received the Harold C. Urey Prize^[15].
• Michael E. Brown was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[16].
• Michael E. Brown is recorded as male^[17].
• Michael E. Brown's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Michael E. Brown supervised Konstantin Batygin as a doctoral student^[19].
• Michael E. Brown supervised Meg Schwamb as a doctoral student^[20].
• Michael E. Brown's Commons category is recorded as Michael E. Brown^[21].
• Michael E. Brown's family name is recorded as Brown^[22].
• Michael E. Brown's given name is recorded as Michael^[23].
• Michael E. Brown's official website is recorded as http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown^[24].
• Michael E. Brown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Michael E. Brown^[25].
• Michael E. Brown's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Michael E. Brown's official blog URL is recorded as http://www.mikebrownsplanets.com/^[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael E. Brown's place of birth was Huntsville^[2]. He was born on June 5, 1965^[3].

Education

Educated at Virgil I. Grissom High School^[9], a high school^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1969^[30]; Princeton University^[10], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1746^[33], headquartered in Princeton^[34]; and University of California, Berkeley^[11], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1868^[37], headquartered in Berkeley^[38]. Doctoral advisors include Hyron Spinrad^[12], an astronomer^[39], 1934–2015^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics^[42], specialised in astronomy^[43] and Imke de Pater^[13], an astronomer^[44], b. 1952^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Michael E. Brown's professions included astronomer^[4]. His field of work was planetary science^[7]. Among his employers was California Institute of Technology^[8]. Doctoral students include Konstantin Batygin^[19], an astronomer^[46], b. 1986^[47], of United States^[48], awarded the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[49], specialised in planetary science^[50] and Meg Schwamb^[20], an astronomer^[51], b. 1984^[52], of United States^[53], awarded the Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science^[54], specialised in planetary science^[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[14], a science award^[56], founded in 2008^[57] and Harold C. Urey Prize^[15], a science award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1984^[60].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Michael E. Brown include 11714 Mikebrown^[61].

Why It Matters

Michael E. Brown ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

He is credited with the discovery of Eris^[64], a dwarf planet^[65]; Haumea^[66], a dwarf planet^[67]; Planet Nine^[68], a hypothetical planet^[69]; Gonggong^[70], a resonant trans-Neptunian object^[71]; Quaoar^[72], a cubewano^[73]; and Sedna^[74], a Sednoid^[75]. Works attributed to him include How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming^[76]. Entities named for him include 11714 Mikebrown^[61].

His notable doctoral advisees include Konstantin Batygin^[77] and Meg Schwamb^[78].

FAQs

Where was Michael E. Brown born?

Born in Huntsville^[2], Michael E. Brown…

What did Michael E. Brown do for work?

Michael E. Brown worked as astronomer^[4].

Where did Michael E. Brown go to school?

Michael E. Brown was educated at Virgil I. Grissom High School^[9], Princeton University^[10], and University of California, Berkeley^[11].

What awards did Michael E. Brown receive?

Honors received include Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[14] and Harold C. Urey Prize^[15].

What did Michael E. Brown discover?

Michael E. Brown is credited as discoverer of Eris^[64], Haumea^[66], Planet Nine^[68], and Gonggong^[70].