Richard de Grijs

Dutch astronomy researcher in Sydney
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Richard de Grijs

Summary

Richard de Grijs is a human[1]. His place of birth was Amsterdam[2]. He was born on December 20, 1969[3]. He worked as an astrophysicist[4], astronomer[5], and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Richard de Grijs's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].
  • Richard de Grijs was born on December 20, 1969[3].
  • Richard de Grijs was born on January 1, 1969[7].
  • Richard de Grijs worked as an astrophysicist[4].
  • Richard de Grijs's professions included astronomer[5].
  • Richard de Grijs worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Richard de Grijs's field of work was astrophysics[8].
  • Richard de Grijs's field of work was star cluster[9].
  • Richard de Grijs's field of work was stellar astronomy[10].
  • Richard de Grijs's field of work was history of astronomy[11].
  • Richard de Grijs's field of work was history of science[12].
  • Richard de Grijs's field of work was photometry[13].
  • Among Richard de Grijs's employers was Macquarie University[14].
  • Richard de Grijs's doctoral advisor was Pieter van der Kruit[15].
  • Richard de Grijs's doctoral advisor was Reynier Peletier[16].
  • Richard de Grijs was a member of International Astronomical Union[17].
  • Richard de Grijs is recorded as male[18].
  • Richard de Grijs's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Richard de Grijs supervised Peter Anders as a doctoral student[20].
  • Richard de Grijs supervised Thomas Lilly as a doctoral student[21].
  • Richard de Grijs supervised Sarah Louise Moll as a doctoral student[22].
  • Richard de Grijs supervised Chengyuan Li as a doctoral student[23].
  • Richard de Grijs supervised Xiaodian Chen as a doctoral student[24].
  • Richard de Grijs supervised Chao Ma as a doctoral student[25].
  • Richard de Grijs supervised Ning-Chen Sun as a doctoral student[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard de Grijs's place of birth was Amsterdam[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 20, 1969[3] and January 1, 1969[7].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Pieter van der Kruit[15], an astronomer[27], b. 1944[28], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[29], specialised in astronomy[30] and Reynier Peletier[16], an astronomer[31], b. 1962[32], of Belgium[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrophysicist[4], astronomer[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include astrophysics[8], a branch of astronomy[34]; star cluster[9], an astronomical object type[35]; stellar astronomy[10], a branch of astronomy[36]; history of astronomy[11], an aspect of history[37]; history of science[12], an academic discipline[38]; and photometry[13], an academic discipline[39]. Richard de Grijs was employed by Macquarie University[14]. Doctoral students include Peter Anders[20], Thomas Lilly[21], Sarah Louise Moll[22], Chengyuan Li[23], Xiaodian Chen[24], and Chao Ma[25].

FAQs

Where was Richard de Grijs born?

Richard de Grijs's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

What did Richard de Grijs do for work?

Richard de Grijs worked as astrophysicist[4], astronomer[5], and university teacher[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . VIAF ID. wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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