Thushara Pillai

Indian astronomer
Person human Q94180462
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Thushara Pillai

Summary

Thushara Pillai is a human[1]. She was born in Thiruvananthapuram[2]. She was born on +1980-06-20T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as an astronomer[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Thushara Pillai was born in Thiruvananthapuram[2].
  • Thushara Pillai was born on +1980-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thushara Pillai held citizenship in India[6].
  • Thushara Pillai worked as an astronomer[4].
  • Thushara Pillai was employed by Boston University[7].
  • Thushara Pillai was educated at University of Bonn[8].
  • Thushara Pillai's education included a stint at Indian Institute of Technology Madras[9].
  • Thushara Pillai was educated at Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram[10].
  • Thushara Pillai was educated at University of Kerala[11].
  • Thushara Pillai was educated at Max Planck Institute for Astronomy[12].
  • Thushara Pillai was educated at Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom[13].
  • Thushara Pillai's doctoral advisor was Karl Martin Menten[14].
  • Thushara Pillai's doctoral advisor was Frank Bertoldi[15].
  • Thushara Pillai was a member of International Astronomical Union[16].
  • Thushara Pillai is recorded as female[17].
  • Thushara Pillai's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Thushara Pillai's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8528521[19].
  • Thushara Pillai's GND ID is recorded as 131756346[20].
  • Thushara Pillai's IdRef ID is recorded as 260806994[21].
  • Thushara Pillai's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-2133-4862[22].
  • Thushara Pillai's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 237927[23].
  • Thushara Pillai's family name is recorded as Pillai[24].
  • Thushara Pillai's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as TxPyoYEAAAAJ[25].
  • Thushara Pillai's X is recorded as PillaiThushara[26].
  • Thushara Pillai's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11qnnjjdcl[27].

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Origins and Family

Thushara Pillai's place of birth was Thiruvananthapuram[2]. She was born on +1980-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Bonn[8], a public research university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1818[30], headquartered in Bonn[31]; Indian Institute of Technology Madras[9], an institute of technology[32], in India[33], founded in 1959[34]; Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram[10], a college[35], in India[36], founded in 1864[37]; University of Kerala[11], a state public university[38], in India[39], founded in 1937[40]; Max Planck Institute for Astronomy[12], a Max Planck Institute[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1967[43], headquartered in Heidelberg[44]; and Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom[13], a higher secondary school[45], in India[46]. Doctoral advisors include Karl Martin Menten[14], an astronomer[47], 1957–2024[48], of Germany[49], awarded the Philip Morris Research Prize[50] and Frank Bertoldi[15], an astrophysicist[51], of Germany[52].

Career and Affiliations

Thushara Pillai worked as an astronomer[4]. She was employed by Boston University[7].

Why It Matters

Thushara Pillai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Thushara Pillai born?

Born in Thiruvananthapuram[2], Thushara Pillai…

What did Thushara Pillai do for work?

Thushara Pillai worked as astronomer[4].

Where did Thushara Pillai go to school?

Thushara Pillai was educated at University of Bonn[8], Indian Institute of Technology Madras[9], Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram[10], and University of Kerala[11].

References

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  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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