Richard G. Smith

American rocket scientist and director of Kennedy Space Center (1929-2019)
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Richard G. Smith

Summary

Richard G. Smith is a human[1]. He was born on +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2019-03-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Richard G. Smith was born on +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Richard G. Smith died on +2019-03-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard G. Smith held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Richard G. Smith's professions included engineer[4].
  • Richard G. Smith's education included a stint at Auburn University[7].
  • Richard G. Smith was educated at University of North Alabama[8].
  • Richard G. Smith received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[9].
  • Richard G. Smith received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[10].
  • Richard G. Smith's image is recorded as RichardGSmith.jpg[11].
  • Richard G. Smith is recorded as male[12].
  • Richard G. Smith's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Richard G. Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 87942489[14].
  • Richard G. Smith's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500007817[15].
  • Richard G. Smith's Commons category is recorded as Richard G. Smith (engineer)[16].
  • Richard G. Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zvbf_[17].
  • Richard G. Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[18].
  • Richard G. Smith's given name is recorded as Richard[19].
  • Richard G. Smith's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX956238[20].
  • Richard G. Smith's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJtcJCtv96pBFCyRCJFxjC[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard G. Smith was born on +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Auburn University[7], a university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1856[24] and University of North Alabama[8], a public university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1830[27].

Career and Affiliations

Richard G. Smith's professions included engineer[4].

Recognition

Awards received include NASA Distinguished Service Medal[9], a medallion[28], in United States[29], founded in 1959[30].

Death and Burial

Richard G. Smith died on +2019-03-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Richard G. Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Richard G. Smith do for work?

Richard G. Smith worked as engineer[4].

Where did Richard G. Smith go to school?

Richard G. Smith was educated at Auburn University[7] and University of North Alabama[8].

What awards did Richard G. Smith receive?

Honors received include NASA Distinguished Service Medal[9] and NASA Distinguished Service Medal[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov. searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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