Robert W. Farquhar

American astronautical engineer
Person human Q18390766

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
September 12, 1932
Date of death
October 18, 2015
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Burke
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Academic degree
doctorate[14]
Family name
Farquhar[16]
Given name
Robert[17]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[19]
Participated in conflict
Korean War[15]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert W. Farquhar en Robert Willard Farquhar he רוברט פרקוואר ja ロバート・ファーカー ja ロバート・ファークアー zh 罗伯特·威拉德·法夸尔 zh 羅伯特·W·法誇爾
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VIAF cluster ID
39001031
Library of Congress authority ID
no98121215
CiNii Research ID
1140845216559311616
Dimensions author ID
10.4B (10.4B–14.5B, n=3)
Freebase ID
/m/0125wlcm
IdRef ID
170463699
National Academy of Engineering member ID
56122
Parsifal cluster ID
484955
Prabook ID
1923241
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJk4G8Q9jQ7qfGmgrKjDMP
ZbMATH author ID
farquhar.robert-w

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Summary

Robert W. Farquhar's place of birth was Chicago[1]. He was born on September 12, 1932[2]. He passed away in Burke[3]. He died on October 18, 2015[4]. He worked as an astronautical engineer[5].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9], a public research university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1867[23]; University of California, Los Angeles[10], a public research university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1919[26], headquartered in Los Angeles[27]; and Stanford University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7], a space agency[32], in United States[33], founded in 1958[34], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[35] and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory[8], a laboratory[36], in United States[37], founded in 1942[38].

FAQs

Where was Robert W. Farquhar born?

Robert W. Farquhar was born in Chicago[1].

Where did Robert W. Farquhar die?

Robert W. Farquhar died in Burke[3].

What did Robert W. Farquhar do for work?

Robert W. Farquhar worked as astronautical engineer[5].

Where did Robert W. Farquhar go to school?

Robert W. Farquhar was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9], University of California, Los Angeles[10], and Stanford University[11].

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