Sami Solanki

Swiss space physicist
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Sami Solanki

Summary

Sami Solanki is a human[1]. Born in Karachi[2], he… he was born on +1958-10-02T00:00:00Z[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 (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Sami Solanki's place of birth was Karachi[2].
  • Sami Solanki was born on +1958-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sami Solanki held citizenship in Switzerland[7].
  • Sami Solanki's professions included astronomer[4].
  • Sami Solanki worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Among Sami Solanki's employers was Utrecht University[8].
  • Sami Solanki was employed by ETH Zurich[9].
  • Sami Solanki received the George Ellery Hale Prize[10].
  • Sami Solanki received the Julius Bartels Medal[11].
  • Sami Solanki was a member of International Astronomical Union[12].
  • Sami Solanki's image is recorded as Sami Solanki.png[13].
  • Sami Solanki is recorded as male[14].
  • Sami Solanki's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Sami Solanki supervised Cristoph Keller as a doctoral student[16].
  • Sami Solanki's ISNI is recorded as 0000000039976247[17].
  • Sami Solanki's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 194887302[18].
  • Sami Solanki's GND ID is recorded as 1089127103[19].
  • Sami Solanki's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2002025187[20].
  • Sami Solanki's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 145892499[21].
  • Sami Solanki's IdRef ID is recorded as 068534434[22].
  • Sami Solanki's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-3418-8449[23].
  • Sami Solanki's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 229351[24].
  • Sami Solanki's residence is recorded as Göttingen[25].
  • Sami Solanki's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pjlsq[26].
  • Sami Solanki's family name is recorded as Solanki[27].

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Origins and Family

Sami Solanki was born in Karachi[2]. He was born on +1958-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include Utrecht University[8], a public research university[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Utrecht[31] and ETH Zurich[9], an institute of technology[32], in Switzerland[33], founded in 1855[34], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[35]. Sami Solanki supervised Cristoph Keller as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include George Ellery Hale Prize[10], an award[36], in United States[37] and Julius Bartels Medal[11], an award[38].

Why It Matters

Sami Solanki ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Sami Solanki born?

Born in Karachi[2], Sami Solanki…

What did Sami Solanki do for work?

Sami Solanki worked as astronomer[4] and university teacher[5].

What awards did Sami Solanki receive?

Honors received include George Ellery Hale Prize[10] and Julius Bartels Medal[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . spd.aas.org. spd.aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . egu.eu. egu.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . 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
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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