Tom Van Flandern

American astronomer (1940–2009)
Person human Q3530947
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Tom Van Flandern

Summary

Tom Van Flandern is a human[1]. He was born in Cleveland[2]. He was born on +1940-06-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Seattle[4]. He died on +2009-01-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Tom Van Flandern's place of birth was Cleveland[2].
  • Tom Van Flandern died in Seattle[4].
  • Tom Van Flandern was born on +1940-06-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tom Van Flandern died on +2009-01-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Tom Van Flandern held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Tom Van Flandern worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Tom Van Flandern was educated at Yale University[9].
  • Tom Van Flandern's image is recorded as Photo of Thomas Van Flandern.jpeg[10].
  • Tom Van Flandern is recorded as male[11].
  • Tom Van Flandern's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Tom Van Flandern's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108835692[13].
  • Tom Van Flandern's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29618500[14].
  • Tom Van Flandern's GND ID is recorded as 1089175744[15].
  • Tom Van Flandern's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93025237[16].
  • Tom Van Flandern's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12400519x[17].
  • Tom Van Flandern's IdRef ID is recorded as 245286403[18].
  • Tom Van Flandern's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017xtd[19].
  • Tom Van Flandern's given name is recorded as Tom[20].
  • Tom Van Flandern's official website is recorded as https://metaresearch.org/[21].
  • Tom Van Flandern's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 332774074[22].
  • Tom Van Flandern's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2009046329[23].
  • Tom Van Flandern's FAST ID is recorded as 1972858[24].
  • Tom Van Flandern's Goodreads author ID is recorded as 508422[25].
  • Tom Van Flandern's Quora topic ID is recorded as Tom-Van-Flandern[26].
  • Tom Van Flandern's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6p10xdx[27].

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Origins and Family

Tom Van Flandern was born in Cleveland[2]. He was born on +1940-06-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Tom Van Flandern was educated at Yale University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Tom Van Flandern worked as an astronomer[6].

Death and Burial

Tom Van Flandern died on +2009-01-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Seattle[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tom Van Flandern include 52266 Van Flandern[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Tom Van Flandern ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Entities named for him include 52266 Van Flandern[28], an asteroid[29].

FAQs

Where was Tom Van Flandern born?

Tom Van Flandern's place of birth was Cleveland[2].

Where did Tom Van Flandern die?

Tom Van Flandern passed away in Seattle[4].

What did Tom Van Flandern do for work?

Tom Van Flandern worked as astronomer[6].

Where did Tom Van Flandern go to school?

Tom Van Flandern was educated at Yale University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . aas.org. aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Library of Congress Control Number. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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