Ralph Elmer Wilson

American astronomer (1886–1960)
Person human Q2694559
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Ralph Elmer Wilson

Summary

Ralph Elmer Wilson is a human[1]. He was born on +1886-04-14T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1960-03-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ralph Elmer Wilson was born on +1886-04-14T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson died on +1960-03-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's professions included astronomer[4].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's education included a stint at University of Virginia[7].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson was a member of National Academy of Sciences[8].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson is recorded as male[9].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082420535[11].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58223188[12].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's GND ID is recorded as 1074702174[13].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89627163[14].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's IdRef ID is recorded as 166757063[15].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c44s7[16].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's family name is recorded as Wilson[17].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's given name is recorded as Ralph[18].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 16262543X[19].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's CONOR.SI ID is recorded as 305536355[20].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's zbMATH author ID is recorded as wilson.ralph-e[22].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's FAST ID is recorded as 1899470[23].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's Prabook ID is recorded as 1933187[24].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w61z51bk[25].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's SHARE Catalogue author ID is recorded as 634316[26].
  • Ralph Elmer Wilson's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ralph Elmer Wilson was born on +1886-04-14T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Ralph Elmer Wilson was educated at University of Virginia[7].

Career and Affiliations

Ralph Elmer Wilson's professions included astronomer[4].

Death and Burial

Ralph Elmer Wilson died on +1960-03-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ralph Elmer Wilson include Wilson[28], an impact crater[29].

Why It Matters

Ralph Elmer Wilson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Works attributed to him include General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities[31], a star catalogue[32], written by him[33]. Entities named for him include Wilson[28], an impact crater[29].

FAQs

What did Ralph Elmer Wilson do for work?

Ralph Elmer Wilson worked as astronomer[4].

Where did Ralph Elmer Wilson go to school?

Ralph Elmer Wilson was educated at University of Virginia[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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