R. Brent Tully

American astronomer
Person human Q535965
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R. Brent Tully

Summary

R. Brent Tully is a human[1]. He was born in Toronto[2]. He was born on March 9, 1943[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • R. Brent Tully's place of birth was Toronto[2].
  • R. Brent Tully was born on March 9, 1943[3].
  • R. Brent Tully held citizenship in United States[6].
  • R. Brent Tully worked as an astronomer[4].
  • R. Brent Tully's doctoral advisor was Thomas A. Matthews[7].
  • R. Brent Tully received the Gruber Prize in Cosmology[8].
  • R. Brent Tully received the Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize[9].
  • R. Brent Tully was a member of International Astronomical Union[10].
  • R. Brent Tully is recorded as male[11].
  • R. Brent Tully's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • R. Brent Tully supervised Marc Verheijen as a doctoral student[13].
  • R. Brent Tully's family name is recorded as Tully[14].
  • R. Brent Tully's given name is recorded as Richard[15].
  • R. Brent Tully's given name is recorded as Brent[16].
  • R. Brent Tully's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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Origins and Family

R. Brent Tully was born in Toronto[2]. He was born on March 9, 1943[3].

Education

R. Brent Tully's doctoral advisor was Thomas A. Matthews[7].

Career and Affiliations

R. Brent Tully's professions included astronomer[4]. He supervised Marc Verheijen as a doctoral student[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Gruber Prize in Cosmology[8], a science award[18], in United States[19], founded in 2000[20] and Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize[9], a science award[21], in Armenia[22], founded in 2009[23].

Works and Contributions

Things named for R. Brent Tully include Tully–Fisher relation[24], an empirical relationship[25].

Why It Matters

R. Brent Tully ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

He is credited with the discovery of Laniakea Supercluster[28], a supercluster[29]; Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex[30], a galaxy filament[31]; and South Pole Wall[32], a galaxy filament[33]. Entities named for him include Tully–Fisher relation[24], an empirical relationship[25].

FAQs

Where was R. Brent Tully born?

R. Brent Tully's place of birth was Toronto[2].

What did R. Brent Tully do for work?

R. Brent Tully worked as astronomer[4].

What awards did R. Brent Tully receive?

Honors received include Gruber Prize in Cosmology[8] and Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize[9].

What did R. Brent Tully discover?

R. Brent Tully is credited as discoverer of Laniakea Supercluster[28], Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex[30], and South Pole Wall[32].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . nature.com. nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . JSTOR. cbc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . gruber.yale.edu. gruber.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . vaprize.sci.am. vaprize.sci.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . The Academic Family Tree. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at University of Maryland
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