William Albert Hiltner

Summary

William Albert Hiltner is a human^[1]. Born in North Creek^[2], he… he was born on +1914-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1991-09-30T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an astronomer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• William Albert Hiltner's place of birth was North Creek^[2].
• William Albert Hiltner was born on +1914-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Albert Hiltner was born on +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z^[7].
• William Albert Hiltner died on +1991-09-30T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William Albert Hiltner died on +1991-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].
• William Albert Hiltner held citizenship in United States^[9].
• William Albert Hiltner worked as an astronomer^[5].
• William Albert Hiltner was employed by Yerkes Observatory^[10].
• Among William Albert Hiltner's employers was University of Michigan^[11].
• William Albert Hiltner was employed by Carnegie telescope^[12].
• William Albert Hiltner was educated at University of Michigan^[13].
• William Albert Hiltner was educated at University of Toledo^[14].
• William Albert Hiltner's image is recorded as William A. Hiltner, September 1970.jpg^[15].
• William Albert Hiltner is recorded as male^[16].
• William Albert Hiltner's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• William Albert Hiltner's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110507073^[18].
• William Albert Hiltner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 31002402^[19].
• William Albert Hiltner's GND ID is recorded as 1208943618^[20].
• William Albert Hiltner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85802523^[21].
• William Albert Hiltner's IdRef ID is recorded as 07929491X^[22].
• William Albert Hiltner's Commons category is recorded as William Albert Hiltner^[23].
• William Albert Hiltner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bh715_^[24].
• William Albert Hiltner's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6118837A^[25].
• William Albert Hiltner's given name is recorded as William^[26].
• William Albert Hiltner's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 086118773^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Albert Hiltner was born in North Creek^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1914-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z^[7].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan^[13], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1817^[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[31] and University of Toledo^[14], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1872^[34].

Career and Affiliations

William Albert Hiltner's professions included astronomer^[5]. Employers include Yerkes Observatory^[10], an astronomical observatory^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1895^[37], headquartered in Williams Bay^[38]; University of Michigan^[11], a public research university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1817^[41], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[42]; and Carnegie telescope^[12], a reflecting telescope^[43], in United States^[44].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1991-09-30T00:00:00Z^[4] and +1991-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Albert Hiltner include 4924 Hiltner^[45], an asteroid^[46].

Why It Matters

William Albert Hiltner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for him include 4924 Hiltner^[45], an asteroid^[46].

FAQs

Where was William Albert Hiltner born?

William Albert Hiltner's place of birth was North Creek^[2].

What did William Albert Hiltner do for work?

William Albert Hiltner worked as astronomer^[5].

Where did William Albert Hiltner go to school?

William Albert Hiltner was educated at University of Michigan^[13] and University of Toledo^[14].