Rick Spinrad

American oceanographer and government official
Person human Q106626663
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Rick Spinrad

Summary

Rick Spinrad is a human[1]. He worked as an oceanographer[2] and civil servant[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Rick Spinrad held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Rick Spinrad worked as an oceanographer[2].
  • Rick Spinrad's professions included civil servant[3].
  • Among Rick Spinrad's employers was National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[6].
  • Among Rick Spinrad's employers was Oregon State University[7].
  • Among Rick Spinrad's employers was Office of Naval Research[8].
  • Rick Spinrad was educated at Johns Hopkins University[9].
  • Rick Spinrad was educated at Oregon State University[10].
  • Rick Spinrad was educated at Oregon State University[11].
  • Rick Spinrad's image is recorded as Richard W. Spinrad, NOAA Administrator 2.jpg[12].
  • Rick Spinrad's image is recorded as Richard W. Spinrad, NOAA.png[13].
  • Rick Spinrad's image is recorded as Richard W. Spinrad.jpg[14].
  • Rick Spinrad's image is recorded as Richard W. Spinrad, NOAA Administrator.jpg[15].
  • Rick Spinrad is recorded as male[16].
  • Rick Spinrad's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Rick Spinrad's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3617685A[18].
  • Rick Spinrad's family name is recorded as Spinrad[19].
  • Rick Spinrad's given name is recorded as Richard[20].
  • Rick Spinrad's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • Rick Spinrad's nickname is recorded as Rick[22].
  • Rick Spinrad's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11r9qjw077[23].
  • Rick Spinrad's C-SPAN person numeric ID is recorded as 90609[24].

Body

Education

Educated at Johns Hopkins University[9], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1876[27], headquartered in Baltimore[28] and Oregon State University[10], a public university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1868[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include oceanographer[2] and civil servant[3]. Employers include National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[6], an United States federal agency[32], in United States[33], founded in 1970[34], headquartered in Silver Spring[35]; Oregon State University[7], a public university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1868[38]; and Office of Naval Research[8], a government agency[39], in United States[40], founded in 1945[41], headquartered in Arlington County[42].

Why It Matters

Rick Spinrad ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Rick Spinrad do for work?

Rick Spinrad worked as oceanographer[2] and civil servant[3].

Where did Rick Spinrad go to school?

Rick Spinrad was educated at Johns Hopkins University[9], Oregon State University[10], and Oregon State University[11].

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  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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