Robert Ladislav Parker

American geophysicist
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Robert Ladislav Parker

Summary

Robert Ladislav Parker is a human[1]. He was born on +1942-02-24T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a geophysicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Robert Ladislav Parker was born on +1942-02-24T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker worked as a geophysicist[3].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker was employed by University of California, San Diego[6].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's education included a stint at Downing College[7].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[8].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's doctoral advisor was Edward Bullard[9].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[11].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[12].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker received the James B. Macelwane Medal[13].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker received the John Adam Fleming Medal[14].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker was a member of Royal Society[15].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker is recorded as male[16].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker supervised Philip B. Stark as a doctoral student[18].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker supervised Douglas Oldenburg as a doctoral student[19].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108593056[20].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93464174[21].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93121441[22].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's SBN author ID is recorded as SBNV113642[23].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 11298[24].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gj8r9h[25].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's family name is recorded as Parker[26].
  • Robert Ladislav Parker's given name is recorded as Robert[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert Ladislav Parker was born on +1942-02-24T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Downing College[7], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1800[30] and University of Cambridge[8], a collegiate university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1209[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]. Robert Ladislav Parker's doctoral advisor was Edward Bullard[9].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Ladislav Parker worked as a geophysicist[3]. Among his employers was University of California, San Diego[6]. Doctoral students include Philip B. Stark[18], a researcher[35], b. 1960[36], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[37], specialised in applied statistics[38] and Douglas Oldenburg[19], a geophysicist[39], b. 1946[40], awarded the J. Tuzo Wilson Medal[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[42], in United States[43], founded in 1925[44]; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[11], a science award[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 1824[47]; Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[12], a fellowship award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1962[50]; James B. Macelwane Medal[13], an award[51], founded in 1962[52]; and John Adam Fleming Medal[14], a geophysics award[53], founded in 1960[54].

Why It Matters

Robert Ladislav Parker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Robert Ladislav Parker do for work?

Robert Ladislav Parker worked as geophysicist[3].

Where did Robert Ladislav Parker go to school?

Robert Ladislav Parker was educated at Downing College[7] and University of Cambridge[8].

What awards did Robert Ladislav Parker receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[11], Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[12], and James B. Macelwane Medal[13].

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Class ancestry

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

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

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