William R. Cotton

American atmospheric scientist
Person human Q8017202
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William R. Cotton

Summary

William R. Cotton is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1940-10-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a meteorologist[4] and climatologist[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

  • Born in United States[2], William R. Cotton…
  • William R. Cotton was born on +1940-10-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William R. Cotton held citizenship in United States[7].
  • William R. Cotton's professions included meteorologist[4].
  • William R. Cotton's professions included climatologist[5].
  • William R. Cotton was employed by Colorado State University[8].
  • William R. Cotton was educated at State University of New York at Albany[9].
  • William R. Cotton's doctoral advisor was Ronald L. Lavoie[10].
  • William R. Cotton is recorded as male[11].
  • William R. Cotton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William R. Cotton supervised Bjorn Stevens as a doctoral student[13].
  • William R. Cotton supervised Susan van den Heever as a doctoral student[14].
  • William R. Cotton supervised Piotr Flatau as a doctoral student[15].
  • William R. Cotton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000112712433[16].
  • William R. Cotton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 164387648[17].
  • William R. Cotton's GND ID is recorded as 135677963[18].
  • William R. Cotton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88106019[19].
  • William R. Cotton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123866341[20].
  • William R. Cotton's IdRef ID is recorded as 115857044[21].
  • William R. Cotton's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03934531[22].
  • William R. Cotton's Commons category is recorded as William R. Cotton[23].
  • William R. Cotton's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36573698[24].
  • William R. Cotton's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-7474-4238[25].
  • William R. Cotton's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 123959[26].
  • William R. Cotton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rgy8l[27].

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Origins and Family

William R. Cotton was born in United States[2]. He was born on +1940-10-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William R. Cotton was educated at State University of New York at Albany[9]. His doctoral advisor was Ronald L. Lavoie[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include meteorologist[4] and climatologist[5]. Among William R. Cotton's employers was Colorado State University[8]. Doctoral students include Bjorn Stevens[13], a meteorologist[28], b. 1966[29], of United States[30]; Susan van den Heever[14], an atmospheric scientist[31], b. 1950[32], of South Africa[33]; and Piotr Flatau[15], a physicist[34], b. 1953[35], of Poland[36], specialised in atmospheric physics[37].

Why It Matters

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

His notable doctoral advisees include Susan van den Heever[38], an atmospheric scientist[39], b. 1950[40], of South Africa[41].

FAQs

Where was William R. Cotton born?

William R. Cotton's place of birth was United States[2].

What did William R. Cotton do for work?

William R. Cotton worked as meteorologist[4] and climatologist[5].

Where did William R. Cotton go to school?

William R. Cotton was educated at State University of New York at Albany[9].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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