Virpi Niemelä

Finnish-Argentine astronomer
Person human Q2125869
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Virpi Niemelä

Summary

Virpi Niemelä is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Helsinki[2]. She was born on +1936-12-26T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Argentina[4]. She died on +2006-12-18T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as an astronomer[6] and astrophysicist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Virpi Niemelä was born in Helsinki[2].
  • Virpi Niemelä passed away in Argentina[4].
  • Virpi Niemelä was born on +1936-12-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Virpi Niemelä died on +2006-12-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Virpi Niemelä held citizenship in Argentina[9].
  • Virpi Niemelä held citizenship in Finland[10].
  • Virpi Niemelä worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Virpi Niemelä worked as an astrophysicist[7].
  • Virpi Niemelä was employed by National University of La Plata[11].
  • Virpi Niemelä was educated at National University of La Plata[12].
  • Virpi Niemelä's doctoral advisor was Jorge Sahade[13].
  • Virpi Niemelä was a member of Royal Astronomical Society[14].
  • Virpi Niemelä was influenced by Jorge Sahade[15].
  • Virpi Niemelä's image is recorded as Virpi Niemelä.png[16].
  • Virpi Niemelä is recorded as female[17].
  • Virpi Niemelä's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Virpi Niemelä's ISNI is recorded as 0000000050584439[19].
  • Virpi Niemelä's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5217149198299374940004[20].
  • Virpi Niemelä's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr95041252[21].
  • Virpi Niemelä's IdRef ID is recorded as 157307298[22].
  • Virpi Niemelä's Commons category is recorded as Virpi Niemelä[23].
  • The cause of death was breast cancer[24].
  • Virpi Niemelä earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[25].
  • Virpi Niemelä's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m4stz[26].
  • Virpi Niemelä's family name is recorded as Niemelä[27].

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Origins and Family

Virpi Niemelä's place of birth was Helsinki[2]. She was born on +1936-12-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Virpi Niemelä was educated at National University of La Plata[12]. Her doctoral advisor was Jorge Sahade[13]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[6] and astrophysicist[7]. Among Virpi Niemelä's employers was National University of La Plata[11].

Death and Burial

Virpi Niemelä died on +2006-12-18T00:00:00Z[5]. She died in Argentina[4]. The cause of death was breast cancer[24].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Virpi Niemelä include 5289 Niemelä[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Virpi Niemelä ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for her include 5289 Niemelä[28], an asteroid[29].

FAQs

Where was Virpi Niemelä born?

Born in Helsinki[2], Virpi Niemelä…

Where did Virpi Niemelä die?

Virpi Niemelä died in Argentina[4].

What did Virpi Niemelä do for work?

Virpi Niemelä worked as astronomer[6] and astrophysicist[7].

Where did Virpi Niemelä go to school?

Virpi Niemelä was educated at National University of La Plata[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . 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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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