William Foster van Altena

Summary

William Foster van Altena is a human^[1]. He was born in Hayward^[2]. He was born on +1939-08-15T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Key Facts

• William Foster van Altena was born in Hayward^[2].
• William Foster van Altena was born on +1939-08-15T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Foster van Altena held citizenship in United States^[6].
• William Foster van Altena worked as an astronomer^[4].
• William Foster van Altena worked as a university teacher^[5].
• William Foster van Altena's field of work was astronomy^[7].
• William Foster van Altena's field of work was astrometry^[8].
• William Foster van Altena's field of work was Milky Way^[9].
• William Foster van Altena's field of work was astronomical instrument^[10].
• William Foster van Altena's field of work was kinematics^[11].
• William Foster van Altena's field of work was astrophysics^[12].
• William Foster van Altena was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• William Foster van Altena was a member of International Astronomical Union^[14].
• William Foster van Altena is recorded as male^[15].
• William Foster van Altena's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• William Foster van Altena's ISNI is recorded as 0000000041809472^[17].
• William Foster van Altena's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63607449^[18].
• William Foster van Altena's GND ID is recorded as 1028552149^[19].
• William Foster van Altena's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no96067049^[20].
• William Foster van Altena's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16895229q^[21].
• William Foster van Altena's IdRef ID is recorded as 166102334^[22].
• William Foster van Altena's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA17699156^[23].
• William Foster van Altena's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-6684-1721^[24].
• William Foster van Altena's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ntk20191050441^[25].
• William Foster van Altena's family name is recorded as van Altena^[26].

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Origins and Family

William Foster van Altena was born in Hayward^[2]. He was born on +1939-08-15T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

William Foster van Altena was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include astronomy^[7], a branch of science^[27]; astrometry^[8], a branch of astronomy^[28]; Milky Way^[9], a barred spiral galaxy^[29]; astronomical instrument^[10]; kinematics^[11], a branch of mechanics^[30]; and astrophysics^[12], a branch of astronomy^[31].

FAQs

Where was William Foster van Altena born?

William Foster van Altena's place of birth was Hayward^[2].

What did William Foster van Altena do for work?

William Foster van Altena worked as astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did William Foster van Altena go to school?

William Foster van Altena was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13].