Robert W. Farquhar

American astronautical engineer
Person human Q18390766
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Robert W. Farquhar

Summary

Robert W. Farquhar is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1932-09-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Burke[4]. He died on +2015-10-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronautical engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Robert W. Farquhar…
  • Robert W. Farquhar passed away in Burke[4].
  • Robert W. Farquhar was born on +1932-09-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert W. Farquhar died on +2015-10-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Robert W. Farquhar held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's professions included astronautical engineer[6].
  • Among Robert W. Farquhar's employers was National Aeronautics and Space Administration[9].
  • Among Robert W. Farquhar's employers was Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory[10].
  • Robert W. Farquhar was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11].
  • Robert W. Farquhar was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[12].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's education included a stint at Stanford University[13].
  • Robert W. Farquhar was a member of National Academy of Engineering[14].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's image is recorded as Robert W Farquhar NASA 2010 symposium.jpg[15].
  • Robert W. Farquhar is recorded as male[16].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's ISNI is recorded as 000000004637472X[18].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39001031[19].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98121215[20].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's IdRef ID is recorded as 170463699[21].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's Commons category is recorded as Robert W. Farquhar[22].
  • Robert W. Farquhar earned the academic degree of doctorate[23].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's participated in conflict is recorded as Korean War[24].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0125wlcm[25].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's family name is recorded as Farquhar[26].
  • Robert W. Farquhar's given name is recorded as Robert[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Chicago[2], Robert W. Farquhar… he was born on +1932-09-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1867[30]; University of California, Los Angeles[12], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1919[33], headquartered in Los Angeles[34]; and Stanford University[13], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1885[37], headquartered in Stanford[38]. Robert W. Farquhar earned the academic degree of doctorate[23].

Career and Affiliations

Robert W. Farquhar worked as an astronautical engineer[6]. Employers include National Aeronautics and Space Administration[9], a space agency[39], in United States[40], founded in 1958[41], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[42] and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory[10], a laboratory[43], in United States[44], founded in 1942[45].

Death and Burial

Robert W. Farquhar died on +2015-10-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Burke[4].

Why It Matters

Robert W. Farquhar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Robert W. Farquhar born?

Robert W. Farquhar was born in Chicago[2].

Where did Robert W. Farquhar die?

Robert W. Farquhar died in Burke[4].

What did Robert W. Farquhar do for work?

Robert W. Farquhar worked as astronautical engineer[6].

Where did Robert W. Farquhar go to school?

Robert W. Farquhar was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11], University of California, Los Angeles[12], and Stanford University[13].

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  20. [3] . historygreatest.com. historygreatest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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