Petr Vaníček

Canadian geophysicist
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Petr Vaníček

Summary

Petr Vaníček is a human[1]. Born in Sušice[2], he… he was born on +1935-07-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a geophysicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Petr Vaníček was born in Sušice[2].
  • Petr Vaníček was born on +1935-07-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Petr Vaníček held citizenship in Czech Republic[7].
  • Petr Vaníček held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[8].
  • Petr Vaníček held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Petr Vaníček's professions included geophysicist[4].
  • Petr Vaníček worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Petr Vaníček's field of work was geodesy[10].
  • Petr Vaníček's field of work was geophysics[11].
  • Petr Vaníček's field of work was spectral analysis[12].
  • Petr Vaníček held the position of professor emeritus[13].
  • Among Petr Vaníček's employers was University of Toronto[14].
  • Petr Vaníček was employed by University of New Brunswick[15].
  • Petr Vaníček was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague[16].
  • Petr Vaníček received the J. Tuzo Wilson Medal[17].
  • Petr Vaníček received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[18].
  • Petr Vaníček's image is recorded as Petr Vanicek.jpg[19].
  • Petr Vaníček is recorded as male[20].
  • Petr Vaníček's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Petr Vaníček supervised Marcelo Santos as a doctoral student[22].
  • Petr Vaníček supervised Pavel Novak as a doctoral student[23].
  • Petr Vaníček supervised Mensur Omerbashich as a doctoral student[24].
  • Petr Vaníček supervised Spiros Pagiatakis as a doctoral student[25].
  • Petr Vaníček supervised Mustafa Berber as a doctoral student[26].
  • Petr Vaníček supervised Robert Kingdon as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Petr Vaníček's place of birth was Sušice[2]. He was born on +1935-07-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Petr Vaníček was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geophysicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include geodesy[10], an academic discipline[28]; geophysics[11], a branch of science[29]; and spectral analysis[12]. Employers include University of Toronto[14], a public research university[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1827[32], headquartered in Toronto[33] and University of New Brunswick[15], a university in New Brunswick[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1785[36], headquartered in Fredericton[37]. Petr Vaníček held the position of professor emeritus[13]. Doctoral students include Marcelo Santos[22], a researcher[38]; Pavel Novak[23], a researcher[39]; Mensur Omerbashich[24], a researcher[40], of United States[41]; Spiros Pagiatakis[25], a university teacher[42], of Canada[43], specialised in geodesy[44]; Mustafa Berber[26], a university teacher[45], of Turkey[46]; and Robert Kingdon[27].

Recognition

Awards received include J. Tuzo Wilson Medal[17], a science award[47], in Canada[48], founded in 1978[49] and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[18], a fellowship award[50], in United States[51], founded in 1962[52].

Why It Matters

Petr Vaníček ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Petr Vaníček born?

Born in Sušice[2], Petr Vaníček…

What did Petr Vaníček do for work?

Petr Vaníček worked as geophysicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Petr Vaníček go to school?

Petr Vaníček was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague[16].

What awards did Petr Vaníček receive?

Honors received include J. Tuzo Wilson Medal[17] and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[18].

References

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  5. [8] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [15] . unb.ca. Retrieved . unb.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . cgu-ugc.ca. cgu-ugc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: 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
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [46] . 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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