Tom Abel

American astronomer
Person human Q88977
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Tom Abel

Summary

Tom Abel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Straubing[2]. He was born on +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z[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 (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Straubing[2], Tom Abel…
  • Tom Abel was born on +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tom Abel held citizenship in Germany[7].
  • Tom Abel held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Tom Abel's professions included astronomer[4].
  • Tom Abel worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Tom Abel's field of work was physics[9].
  • Among Tom Abel's employers was Stanford University[10].
  • Tom Abel was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[11].
  • Tom Abel received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].
  • Tom Abel is recorded as male[13].
  • Tom Abel's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Tom Abel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000071232627[15].
  • Tom Abel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100324157[16].
  • Tom Abel's GND ID is recorded as 122830067[17].
  • Tom Abel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00003984[18].
  • Tom Abel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 161350000[19].
  • Tom Abel's IdRef ID is recorded as 125302711[20].
  • Tom Abel's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-5969-1251[21].
  • Tom Abel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/057v_4[22].
  • Tom Abel's family name is recorded as Abel[23].
  • Tom Abel's given name is recorded as Tom[24].
  • Tom Abel's official website is recorded as http://www.tomabel.org[25].
  • Tom Abel's official website is recorded as https://profiles.stanford.edu/tom-abel[26].
  • Tom Abel's work location is recorded as Stanford[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Straubing[2], Tom Abel… he was born on +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Tom Abel was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[4] and university teacher[5]. Tom Abel's field of work was physics[9]. Among his employers was Stanford University[10].

Recognition

Tom Abel received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].

Why It Matters

Tom Abel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Tom Abel born?

Born in Straubing[2], Tom Abel…

What did Tom Abel do for work?

Tom Abel worked as astronomer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Tom Abel go to school?

Tom Abel was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[11].

What awards did Tom Abel receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . kipac.stanford.edu. kipac.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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