Somak Raychaudhury

Summary

Somak Raychaudhury is a human^[1]. He was born in Kolkata^[2]. He was born on +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], and academic^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Somak Raychaudhury's place of birth was Kolkata^[2].
• Somak Raychaudhury was born on +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Somak Raychaudhury held citizenship in India^[8].
• Somak Raychaudhury worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Somak Raychaudhury worked as an astrophysicist^[5].
• Somak Raychaudhury's professions included academic^[6].
• Somak Raychaudhury's field of work was astrophysics^[9].
• Somak Raychaudhury was employed by University of Birmingham^[10].
• Somak Raychaudhury's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[11].
• Somak Raychaudhury was educated at Churchill College^[12].
• Somak Raychaudhury's education included a stint at University of Calcutta^[13].
• Somak Raychaudhury's education included a stint at Presidency University^[14].
• Somak Raychaudhury's education included a stint at Trinity College^[15].
• Somak Raychaudhury's education included a stint at St. Xavier's Collegiate School^[16].
• Somak Raychaudhury's doctoral advisor was Donald Lynden-Bell^[17].
• Somak Raychaudhury received the J.T. Knight Prize^[18].
• Somak Raychaudhury's image is recorded as Somak Raychaudhury - Kolkata-2015-02-28 3520.JPG^[19].
• Somak Raychaudhury is recorded as male^[20].
• Somak Raychaudhury's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Somak Raychaudhury's Commons category is recorded as Somak Raychaudhury^[22].
• Somak Raychaudhury's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 114488^[23].
• Somak Raychaudhury's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03chc2k^[24].
• Somak Raychaudhury's academic thesis is recorded as Gravity, galaxies and the 'Great Attractor' survey^[25].
• Somak Raychaudhury's AstroGen ID is recorded as 8945^[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kolkata^[2], Somak Raychaudhury… he was born on +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge^[11], a collegiate university^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 1209^[29], headquartered in Cambridge^[30]; Churchill College^[12], a college of the University of Cambridge^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; University of Calcutta^[13], a state public university^[34], in India^[35], founded in 1857^[36], headquartered in Kolkata^[37]; Presidency University^[14], a state public university^[38], in India^[39], founded in 1817^[40]; Trinity College^[15], a college of the University of Oxford^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1555^[43]; and St. Xavier's Collegiate School^[16], an urban school^[44], in India^[45], founded in 1860^[46]. Somak Raychaudhury's doctoral advisor was Donald Lynden-Bell^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], and academic^[6]. Somak Raychaudhury's field of work was astrophysics^[9]. He was employed by University of Birmingham^[10].

Recognition

Somak Raychaudhury received the J.T. Knight Prize^[18].

Why It Matters

Somak Raychaudhury ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Somak Raychaudhury born?

Somak Raychaudhury's place of birth was Kolkata^[2].

What did Somak Raychaudhury do for work?

Somak Raychaudhury worked as astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], and academic^[6].

Where did Somak Raychaudhury go to school?

Somak Raychaudhury was educated at University of Cambridge^[11], Churchill College^[12], University of Calcutta^[13], and Presidency University^[14].

What awards did Somak Raychaudhury receive?

Honors received include J.T. Knight Prize^[18].