Ronald Ekers

Summary

Ronald Ekers is a human^[1]. He was born in Victor Harbor^[2]. He was born on +1941-09-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Ronald Ekers's place of birth was Victor Harbor^[2].
• Ronald Ekers was born on +1941-09-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ronald Ekers was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Ronald Ekers held citizenship in Australia^[8].
• Ronald Ekers worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Ronald Ekers's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Ronald Ekers's field of work was astrophysics^[9].
• Ronald Ekers was employed by University of Groningen^[10].
• Among Ronald Ekers's employers was Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation^[11].
• Ronald Ekers's education included a stint at Australian National University^[12].
• Ronald Ekers's doctoral advisor was John Gatenby Bolton^[13].
• Ronald Ekers received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[14].
• Ronald Ekers received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[15].
• Ronald Ekers received the Officer of the Order of Australia^[16].
• Ronald Ekers received the Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture^[17].
• Ronald Ekers was a member of Royal Society^[18].
• Ronald Ekers was a member of Australian Academy of Science^[19].
• Ronald Ekers was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20].
• Ronald Ekers was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Ronald Ekers was a member of International Astronomical Union^[22].
• Ronald Ekers's image is recorded as Ekers IAU2006GA.png^[23].
• Ronald Ekers is recorded as male^[24].
• Ronald Ekers's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Ronald Ekers supervised Edsko Hummel as a doctoral student^[26].
• Ronald Ekers's ISNI is recorded as 0000000034703338^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ronald Ekers was born in Victor Harbor^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1941-09-18T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z^[7].

Education

Ronald Ekers was educated at Australian National University^[12]. His doctoral advisor was John Gatenby Bolton^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Ronald Ekers's field of work was astrophysics^[9]. Employers include University of Groningen^[10], a public research university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1614^[30], headquartered in Groningen^[31] and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation^[11], a government organization^[32], in Australia^[33], founded in 1926^[34], headquartered in Canberra^[35]. He supervised Edsko Hummel as a doctoral student^[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[14], a fellowship award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[15], a fellowship award^[38], in Australia^[39]; Officer of the Order of Australia^[16], a grade of an order^[40], in Australia^[41]; and Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture^[17], an award^[42], in Australia^[43].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ronald Ekers include 18239 Ekers^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Ronald Ekers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[6] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for him include 18239 Ekers^[44], an asteroid^[45].

FAQs

Where was Ronald Ekers born?

Ronald Ekers was born in Victor Harbor^[2].

What did Ronald Ekers do for work?

Ronald Ekers worked as astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Ronald Ekers go to school?

Ronald Ekers was educated at Australian National University^[12].

What awards did Ronald Ekers receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[14], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[15], Officer of the Order of Australia^[16], and Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture^[17].