Wilbur Norman Christiansen

Summary

Wilbur Norman Christiansen is a human^[1]. He was born in Melbourne^[2]. He was born on +1913-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2007-04-26T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an astronomer^[5], university teacher^[6], and electrotechnician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Wilbur Norman Christiansen's place of birth was Melbourne^[2].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen was born on +1913-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen died on +2007-04-26T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen held citizenship in Australia^[9].
• English was Wilbur Norman Christiansen's native language^[10].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen worked as an astronomer^[5].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen worked as an electrotechnician^[7].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen's field of work was electrical engineering^[11].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen's field of work was radio astronomy^[12].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen was employed by University of Sydney^[13].
• Among Wilbur Norman Christiansen's employers was Leiden University^[14].
• Among Wilbur Norman Christiansen's employers was Leiden University^[15].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen was educated at Trinity College^[16].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[17].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen received the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal^[18].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen received the David Syme Research Prize^[19].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen was a member of Australian Academy of Science^[20].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen was a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen's image is recorded as Wilbur Norman Christiansen Sydney Aug 1952.jpg^[22].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen is recorded as male^[23].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109725751^[25].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53076018^[26].
• Wilbur Norman Christiansen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83311608^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Melbourne^[2], Wilbur Norman Christiansen… he was born on +1913-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. English was his native language^[10].

Education

Wilbur Norman Christiansen was educated at Trinity College^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[5], university teacher^[6], and electrotechnician^[7]. Fields of work include electrical engineering^[11], a branch of engineering^[28] and radio astronomy^[12], a branch of astronomy^[29]. Employers include University of Sydney^[13], a public research university^[30], in Australia^[31], founded in 1850^[32], headquartered in Sydney^[33] and Leiden University^[14], a university^[34], in Netherlands^[35], founded in 1575^[36], headquartered in Leiden^[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[17], a fellowship award^[38], in Australia^[39]; Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal^[18], an award^[40], in Australia^[41], founded in 1923^[42]; and David Syme Research Prize^[19], a science award^[43], in Australia^[44].

Death and Burial

Wilbur Norman Christiansen died on +2007-04-26T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Wilbur Norman Christiansen include 8313 Christiansen^[45], an asteroid^[46].

Why It Matters

Wilbur Norman Christiansen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for him include 8313 Christiansen^[45], an asteroid^[46].

FAQs

Where was Wilbur Norman Christiansen born?

Wilbur Norman Christiansen's place of birth was Melbourne^[2].

What did Wilbur Norman Christiansen do for work?

Wilbur Norman Christiansen worked as astronomer^[5], university teacher^[6], and electrotechnician^[7].

Where did Wilbur Norman Christiansen go to school?

Wilbur Norman Christiansen was educated at Trinity College^[16].

What awards did Wilbur Norman Christiansen receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science^[17], Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal^[18], and David Syme Research Prize^[19].