Robert W. Smith

Canadian historian
Person human Q3436505
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Robert W. Smith

Summary

Robert W. Smith is a human[1]. He was born on +1926-02-27T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a historian[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Robert W. Smith was born on +1926-02-27T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Robert W. Smith was born on +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Robert W. Smith held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Robert W. Smith worked as a historian[3].
  • Robert W. Smith's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Robert W. Smith's field of work was history of science[8].
  • Robert W. Smith's field of work was history of technology[9].
  • Robert W. Smith's field of work was astronautics[10].
  • Robert W. Smith's field of work was universe[11].
  • Robert W. Smith's field of work was astronomy[12].
  • Robert W. Smith's field of work was space research[13].
  • Robert W. Smith was employed by University of Alberta[14].
  • Robert W. Smith received the Watson, Helen, Miles, and Audrey Davis Prize[15].
  • Robert W. Smith received the LeRoy E. Doggett Prize[16].
  • Robert W. Smith is recorded as male[17].
  • Robert W. Smith's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Robert W. Smith's ISNI is recorded as 000000051087418X[19].
  • Robert W. Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1709150869795122190004[20].
  • Robert W. Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2140168109539043630005[21].
  • Robert W. Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012119882[22].
  • Robert W. Smith's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 18068238p[23].
  • Robert W. Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gvtf0j[24].
  • Robert W. Smith's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20241227244[25].
  • Robert W. Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[26].
  • Robert W. Smith's given name is recorded as Robert[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1926-02-27T00:00:00Z[2] and +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include history of science[8], an academic discipline[28]; history of technology[9], an aspect of history[29]; astronautics[10], a branch of science[30]; universe[11], an universe[31]; astronomy[12], a branch of science[32]; and space research[13], a field of study[33]. Among Robert W. Smith's employers was University of Alberta[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Watson, Helen, Miles, and Audrey Davis Prize[15], an award[34] and LeRoy E. Doggett Prize[16], a science award[35].

Why It Matters

Robert W. Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Robert W. Smith do for work?

Robert W. Smith worked as historian[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Robert W. Smith receive?

Honors received include Watson, Helen, Miles, and Audrey Davis Prize[15] and LeRoy E. Doggett Prize[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . hssonline.org. hssonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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