Peter Scheuer

astrophysicist
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Peter Scheuer

Summary

Peter Scheuer is a human[1]. Born in Frankfurt[2], he… he was born on +1930-03-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2001-01-21T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an astrophysicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Frankfurt[2], Peter Scheuer…
  • Peter Scheuer was born on +1930-03-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peter Scheuer died on +2001-01-21T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Peter Scheuer worked as an astrophysicist[5].
  • Peter Scheuer's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[7].
  • Peter Scheuer's doctoral advisor was Martin Ryle[8].
  • Peter Scheuer's image is recorded as Peter A.G. Scheuer.jpg[9].
  • Peter Scheuer is recorded as male[10].
  • Peter Scheuer's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Peter Scheuer supervised John Skilling as a doctoral student[12].
  • Peter Scheuer supervised Tony Bell as a doctoral student[13].
  • Peter Scheuer supervised Michael Paul Hobson as a doctoral student[14].
  • Peter Scheuer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000431128795[15].
  • Peter Scheuer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 191965354[16].
  • Peter Scheuer's IdRef ID is recorded as 147619726[17].
  • Peter Scheuer's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 286861[18].
  • Peter Scheuer's family name is recorded as Scheuer[19].
  • Peter Scheuer's given name is recorded as Peter[20].
  • Peter Scheuer's given name is recorded as August[21].
  • Peter Scheuer's given name is recorded as Georg[22].
  • Peter Scheuer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Peter Scheuer's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 816743[24].
  • Peter Scheuer's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000034761684866[25].
  • Peter Scheuer's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f3w6rf7j[26].
  • Peter Scheuer's AstroGen ID is recorded as 46523[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Scheuer's place of birth was Frankfurt[2]. He was born on +1930-03-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Peter Scheuer was educated at University of Cambridge[7]. His doctoral advisor was Martin Ryle[8].

Career and Affiliations

Peter Scheuer worked as an astrophysicist[5]. Doctoral students include John Skilling[12], an astrophysicist[28], specialised in mathematics[29]; Tony Bell[13], a physicist[30], b. 1952[31], awarded the Eddington Medal[32], specialised in physics[33]; and Michael Paul Hobson[14], an astrophysicist[34], b. 1967[35], of United Kingdom[36].

Death and Burial

Peter Scheuer died on +2001-01-21T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Peter Scheuer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Peter Scheuer born?

Peter Scheuer was born in Frankfurt[2].

What did Peter Scheuer do for work?

Peter Scheuer worked as astrophysicist[5].

Where did Peter Scheuer go to school?

Peter Scheuer was educated at University of Cambridge[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Astronomy Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Astronomy Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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