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Richard McCray

American astronomer
Person human Q12270113

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 24, 1937
Date of death
October 26, 2021
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
astronomer, university teacher, astrophysicist
Employer
University of Colorado Boulder, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology[8][9][10][11]
Educated at
Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles[12][13]
Award received
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Guggenheim Fellowship, Excellence in Physics Education Award[15][16][17][18]
Doctoral advisor
Peter Goldreich[14]
Doctoral student
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
McCray[23]
Given name
Richard[24]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, International Astronomical Union[19][20]
P14528
26227[26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000035887271
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1685-1953
VIAF cluster ID
44451787
Library of Congress authority ID
n95117616
Academic Tree ID
129884
AstroGen ID
5920
BIBSYS ID
90894699
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
134883220
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12148178
CiNii Research ID
1140563741741472384
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/12bfg2ttb
Guggenheim fellows ID
richard-mccray
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IAU member ID (archived)
3325
INSPIRE-HEP author ID
Richard.McCray.1
IdRef ID
035758635
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
177153
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09721908
National Academy of Sciences member ID
52788
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007438418205171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
147020883
RERO ID (legacy)
A003543430
Wellcome Collection concept ID
j9tmrk45
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/efaa1a4a-2bbe-4b2f-bcaf-b455f48e3a95

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🔗 Connections
Employer 4
Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, University of Colorado Boulder
Award received 3
Guggenheim Fellowship, Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, Excellence in Physics Education Award
Occupation 3
astronomer, university teacher, astrophysicist
Educated at 2
Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles
Member of 2
International Astronomical Union, National Academy of Sciences
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Peter Goldreich
Doctoral advisors 1
Peter Goldreich
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
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Summary

Richard McCray was born on November 24, 1937[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He died on October 26, 2021[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4], university teacher[5], and astrophysicist[6].

FAQs

Where was Richard McCray born?

Richard McCray was born in Los Angeles[2].

What did Richard McCray do for work?

Richard McCray worked as an astronomer[4], university teacher[5], and astrophysicist[6].

Where did Richard McCray go to school?

Richard McCray was educated at Stanford University[12] and University of California, Los Angeles[13].

What awards did Richard McCray receive?

Honors received include Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics[15], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16], Guggenheim Fellowship[17], and Excellence in Physics Education Award[18].

Related Entities

California Institute of Technology Los Angeles United States University of California, Los Angeles

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  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . colorado.edu. colorado.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . jila.colorado.edu. jila.colorado.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Place of birth → Los Angeles
    Occupation → astronomer, university teacher, astrophysicist
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