William Ernest Cooke

Australian astronomer (1863–1947)
Person human Q8008634
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William Ernest Cooke

Summary

William Ernest Cooke is a human[1]. Born in Adelaide[2], he… he was born on +1863-07-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1947-11-07T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Ernest Cooke's place of birth was Adelaide[2].
  • William Ernest Cooke was born on +1863-07-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Ernest Cooke died on +1947-11-07T00:00:00Z[4].
  • A child of William Ernest Cooke was Erica Carrington Cooke[7].
  • A child of William Ernest Cooke was Max Cooke[8].
  • A child of William Ernest Cooke was Basil Cooke[9].
  • A child of William Ernest Cooke was Violet Cooke[10].
  • William Ernest Cooke held citizenship in Australia[11].
  • English was William Ernest Cooke's native language[12].
  • William Ernest Cooke worked as an astronomer[5].
  • William Ernest Cooke was educated at St Peter's College[13].
  • William Ernest Cooke's image is recorded as William Ernest Cooke.png[14].
  • William Ernest Cooke is recorded as male[15].
  • William Ernest Cooke's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Ernest Cooke's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86863688[17].
  • William Ernest Cooke's IdRef ID is recorded as 078648386[18].
  • William Ernest Cooke's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11884450[19].
  • William Ernest Cooke's Commons category is recorded as William Ernest Cooke[20].
  • William Ernest Cooke's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36363150[21].
  • William Ernest Cooke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q3mzl[22].
  • William Ernest Cooke's family name is recorded as Cooke[23].
  • William Ernest Cooke's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Ernest Cooke's given name is recorded as Ernest[25].
  • William Ernest Cooke's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 086116975[26].
  • William Ernest Cooke's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 624416[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Adelaide[2], William Ernest Cooke… he was born on +1863-07-25T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[12].

Education

William Ernest Cooke was educated at St Peter's College[13].

Career and Affiliations

William Ernest Cooke's professions included astronomer[5].

Personal Life

Children include Erica Carrington Cooke[7], 1894–1972[28]; Max Cooke[8]; Basil Cooke[9]; and Violet Cooke[10].

Death and Burial

William Ernest Cooke died on +1947-11-07T00:00:00Z[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Ernest Cooke include Mount Cooke[29], a mountain[30], in Australia[31] and 3894 Williamcooke[32], an asteroid[33].

Why It Matters

William Ernest Cooke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for him include Mount Cooke[29], a mountain[30], in Australia[31] and 3894 Williamcooke[32], an asteroid[33].

FAQs

Where was William Ernest Cooke born?

Born in Adelaide[2], William Ernest Cooke…

What did William Ernest Cooke do for work?

William Ernest Cooke worked as astronomer[5].

Where did William Ernest Cooke go to school?

William Ernest Cooke was educated at St Peter's College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . SNAC. 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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