William F. Bottke

planetary scientist
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William F. Bottke

Summary

William F. Bottke is a human[1]. He was born in Faribault[2]. He was born on +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a planetary scientist[4] and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William F. Bottke's place of birth was Faribault[2].
  • William F. Bottke was born on +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William F. Bottke was born on +1966-12-01T00:00:00Z[7].
  • William F. Bottke held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William F. Bottke worked as a planetary scientist[4].
  • William F. Bottke worked as a researcher[5].
  • William F. Bottke was educated at University of Minnesota[9].
  • A notable work attributed to William F. Bottke is An asteroid breakup 160 Myr ago as the probable source of the K/T impactor[10].
  • William F. Bottke received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11].
  • William F. Bottke is recorded as male[12].
  • William F. Bottke's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William F. Bottke's ISNI is recorded as 0000000037583511[14].
  • William F. Bottke's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 16594597[15].
  • William F. Bottke's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002159933[16].
  • William F. Bottke's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 170265309[17].
  • William F. Bottke's IdRef ID is recorded as 079283594[18].
  • William F. Bottke's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-1804-7814[19].
  • William F. Bottke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cqw1s[20].
  • William F. Bottke's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William F. Bottke's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 3046364[22].
  • William F. Bottke's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2018153083[23].
  • William F. Bottke's RERO ID is recorded as A016332844[24].
  • William F. Bottke's Prabook ID is recorded as 3535851[25].
  • William F. Bottke's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007461802805171[26].
  • William F. Bottke's AstroGen ID is recorded as 10230[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Faribault[2], William F. Bottke… Recorded date of birth include +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1966-12-01T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

William F. Bottke was educated at University of Minnesota[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include planetary scientist[4] and researcher[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to William F. Bottke is An asteroid breakup 160 Myr ago as the probable source of the K/T impactor[10].

Recognition

William F. Bottke received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11].

Why It Matters

William F. Bottke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was William F. Bottke born?

Born in Faribault[2], William F. Bottke…

What did William F. Bottke do for work?

William F. Bottke worked as planetary scientist[4] and researcher[5].

Where did William F. Bottke go to school?

William F. Bottke was educated at University of Minnesota[9].

What awards did William F. Bottke receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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