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Michael J. Kurtz

American astronomer
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Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
May 8, 1949
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
astronomer, computer scientist
Employer
Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (1982–present), Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University[14][15][16][17]
Field of work
astronomy, computer science, Astrophysics Data System, bibliometrics, observational cosmology, galaxy, photometry, spectroscopy, image processing[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Educated at
San Francisco State University (1977), Dartmouth College (1982)[18][19]
Award received
George Van Biesbroeck Prize (2001)[20]
Family name
Kurtz[23]
Given name
Michael[24]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[26]
Member of
International Astronomical Union[21]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michael Kurtz
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
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ORCID iD
0000-0002-6949-0090
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
132295342
AstroGen ID
18003
BIBSYS ID
6042414
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15933081k
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11444174
CiNii Research ID
1140563741820522240
Curriculum vitae URL
lweb.cfa.harvard.edu
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
132295342
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Dimensions author ID
012254716655.93
FAST ID
1467643
Freebase ID
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Google Scholar author ID
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IAU member ID
33127
IAU member ID (archived)
1134
INSPIRE-HEP author ID
M.J.Kurtz.1
IdRef ID
139904085
IxTheo authority ID
690485018
J9U entity ID
987007498784205171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
132295342
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06259071
NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
n2010141347
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
131930729
RERO ID (legacy)
A012537960
Scopus author ID
7101904810
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/167e412b-0278-43bb-a2c8-78c19e9f844e
ZbMATH author ID
kurtz.michael-j

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Field of work 10
astronomy, computer science, galaxy, spectroscopy, photometry, image processing, bibliometrics, Astrophysics Data System +2 more
Employer 4
Harvard University, Smithsonian Institution, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Educated at 2
Dartmouth College, San Francisco State University
Occupation 2
astronomer, computer scientist
Affiliated with 1
University of Maryland
Author of 1
Introducing Computational Thinking into Archival Science Education
Award received 1
George Van Biesbroeck Prize
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Michael
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of 1
International Astronomical Union
Sex or gender 1
male
← Authored by 1
Introducing Computational Thinking into Archival Science Education
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Michael J. Kurtz (born May 8, 1949[1]) is an astronomer and computer scientist[2][3]. He was educated at San Francisco State University and Dartmouth College[2][3]. Since 1982, he has been employed by the Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and Harvard University[2][3][4].

Kurtz's fields include astronomy, computer science, the Astrophysics Data System, and bibliometrics[3][4]. He is a recipient of the George Van Biesbroeck Prize[3][5] and a member of the International Astronomical Union.

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What did Michael J. Kurtz do for work?

Michael J. Kurtz worked as an astronomer[2] and computer scientist[3].

Where did Michael J. Kurtz go to school?

Michael J. Kurtz was educated at San Francisco State University[18] and Dartmouth College[19].

What awards did Michael J. Kurtz receive?

Honors received include George Van Biesbroeck Prize[20].

Related Entities

astronomy bibliometrics computer science computer scientist Galaxy Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics photometry San Francisco State University Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Institution United States

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  14. [2] ↑ . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved . cfa.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved . cfa.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved . cfa.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . VIAF ID. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . ORCID iD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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