Paul Herget

American astronomer (1908-1981)
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Paul Herget

Summary

Paul Herget is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cincinnati[2]. He was born on +1908-01-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Cincinnati[4]. He died on +1981-08-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cincinnati[2], Paul Herget…
  • Paul Herget died in Cincinnati[4].
  • Paul Herget was born on +1908-01-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Paul Herget died on +1981-08-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Paul Herget held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Paul Herget's professions included astronomer[6].
  • Among Paul Herget's employers was University of Cincinnati[9].
  • Paul Herget was educated at University of Cincinnati[10].
  • Paul Herget's doctoral advisor was Evertt I. Yowell[11].
  • Paul Herget received the James Craig Watson Medal[12].
  • Paul Herget received the Golden Plate Award[13].
  • Paul Herget was a member of National Academy of Sciences[14].
  • Paul Herget is recorded as male[15].
  • Paul Herget's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Paul Herget's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082162038[17].
  • Paul Herget's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6634149068503065730008[18].
  • Paul Herget's GND ID is recorded as 1146281013[19].
  • Paul Herget's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87803049[20].
  • Paul Herget's IdRef ID is recorded as 170147584[21].
  • Paul Herget's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 42882[22].
  • Paul Herget's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jcqtv[23].
  • Paul Herget's family name is recorded as Herget[24].
  • Paul Herget's given name is recorded as Paul[25].
  • Paul Herget's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 12622966X[26].
  • Paul Herget's zbMATH author ID is recorded as herget.paul[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Herget's place of birth was Cincinnati[2]. He was born on +1908-01-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Paul Herget was educated at University of Cincinnati[10]. His doctoral advisor was Evertt I. Yowell[11].

Career and Affiliations

Paul Herget worked as an astronomer[6]. Among his employers was University of Cincinnati[9].

Recognition

Awards received include James Craig Watson Medal[12], a science award[28], in United States[29] and Golden Plate Award[13], an award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1961[32].

Death and Burial

Paul Herget died on +1981-08-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Cincinnati[4].

Why It Matters

Paul Herget ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Paul Herget born?

Born in Cincinnati[2], Paul Herget…

Where did Paul Herget die?

Paul Herget died in Cincinnati[4].

What did Paul Herget do for work?

Paul Herget worked as astronomer[6].

Where did Paul Herget go to school?

Paul Herget was educated at University of Cincinnati[10].

What awards did Paul Herget receive?

Honors received include James Craig Watson Medal[12] and Golden Plate Award[13].

References

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  10. [13] . achievement.org. achievement.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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