Phil Nicholson

Summary

Phil Nicholson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as an astronomer^[3] and researcher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Phil Nicholson was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Phil Nicholson held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Phil Nicholson's professions included astronomer^[3].
• Phil Nicholson worked as a researcher^[4].
• Phil Nicholson was employed by Cornell University^[7].
• Among Phil Nicholson's employers was Cornell University^[8].
• Phil Nicholson received the Masursky Award^[9].
• Phil Nicholson is recorded as male^[10].
• Phil Nicholson's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Phil Nicholson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54154739797652991015^[12].
• Phil Nicholson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019001373^[13].
• Phil Nicholson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-2275-4463^[14].
• Phil Nicholson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04y9qhh^[15].
• Phil Nicholson's family name is recorded as Nicholson^[16].
• Phil Nicholson's given name is recorded as Philip^[17].
• Phil Nicholson's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7202331497^[18].
• Phil Nicholson's Dimensions author ID is recorded as 011366244261.02^[19].

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Origins and Family

Phil Nicholson was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[3] and researcher^[4]. Employers include Cornell University^[7], a private university^[20], in United States^[21], founded in 1865^[22], headquartered in Ithaca^[23].

Recognition

Phil Nicholson received the Masursky Award^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Phil Nicholson include 7220 Philnicholson^[24], an asteroid^[25].

Why It Matters

Phil Nicholson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

He is credited with the discovery of Sycorax^[28], a moon of Uranus^[29]; Caliban^[30], a moon of Uranus^[31]; and (385191) 1997 RT5^[32], a cubewano^[33]. Entities named for him include 7220 Philnicholson^[24], an asteroid^[25].

FAQs

What did Phil Nicholson do for work?

Phil Nicholson worked as astronomer^[3] and researcher^[4].

What awards did Phil Nicholson receive?

Honors received include Masursky Award^[9].

What did Phil Nicholson discover?

Phil Nicholson is credited as discoverer of Sycorax^[28], Caliban^[30], and (385191) 1997 RT5^[32].