Roy A. Tucker

Summary

Roy A. Tucker is a human^[1]. He was born in Jackson^[2]. He was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Tucson^[4]. He died on +2021-03-05T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Jackson^[2], Roy A. Tucker…
• Roy A. Tucker died in Tucson^[4].
• Roy A. Tucker was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Roy A. Tucker died on +2021-03-05T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Roy A. Tucker held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Roy A. Tucker worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Roy A. Tucker's field of work was astronomy^[9].
• Among Roy A. Tucker's employers was Goodricke-Pigott Observatory^[10].
• Roy A. Tucker was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Roy A. Tucker is discoverer of asteroids^[12].
• Roy A. Tucker is recorded as male^[13].
• Roy A. Tucker's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Roy A. Tucker's ISNI is recorded as 0000000050988417^[15].
• Roy A. Tucker's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24847987^[16].
• Roy A. Tucker's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr00009444^[17].
• Roy A. Tucker's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 145882372^[18].
• Roy A. Tucker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038yx3^[19].
• Roy A. Tucker's family name is recorded as Tucker^[20].
• Roy A. Tucker's given name is recorded as Roy^[21].
• Roy A. Tucker's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 10954^[22].
• Roy A. Tucker's NUKAT ID is recorded as n02092568^[23].
• Roy A. Tucker's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roy Tucker'}^[24].
• Roy A. Tucker's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w62952xc^[25].
• Roy A. Tucker's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf11707519^[26].
• Roy A. Tucker's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJk4yTYWXVbQdchKhxGyh3^[27].

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Origins and Family

Roy A. Tucker's place of birth was Jackson^[2]. He was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Roy A. Tucker was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Roy A. Tucker's professions included astronomer^[6]. His field of work was astronomy^[9]. Among his employers was Goodricke-Pigott Observatory^[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Roy A. Tucker is discoverer of asteroids^[12].

Death and Burial

Roy A. Tucker died on +2021-03-05T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Tucson^[4].

Why It Matters

Roy A. Tucker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He is credited with the discovery of 99942 Apophis^[30], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[31]; 110026 Hamill^[32], an asteroid^[33]; 136818 Selqet^[34], an asteroid^[35]; 101781 Gojira^[36], an asteroid^[37]; 10220 Pigott^[38], an asteroid^[39]; and 109712 Giger^[40], an asteroid^[41].

FAQs

Where was Roy A. Tucker born?

Roy A. Tucker was born in Jackson^[2].

Where did Roy A. Tucker die?

Roy A. Tucker passed away in Tucson^[4].

What did Roy A. Tucker do for work?

Roy A. Tucker worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Roy A. Tucker go to school?

Roy A. Tucker was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara^[11].

What did Roy A. Tucker discover?

Roy A. Tucker is credited as discoverer of 99942 Apophis^[30], 110026 Hamill^[32], 136818 Selqet^[34], and 101781 Gojira^[36].