William Whitney Shane

Ph.D. Universiteit Leiden 1971
Person human Q102312000
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William Whitney Shane

Summary

William Whitney Shane is a human[1]. He was born on +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an astronomer[3] and researcher[4].

Key Facts

  • William Whitney Shane was born on +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Whitney Shane worked as an astronomer[3].
  • William Whitney Shane worked as a researcher[4].
  • William Whitney Shane was educated at Leiden University[5].
  • William Whitney Shane's doctoral advisor was Jan Hendrik Oort[6].
  • William Whitney Shane was a member of International Astronomical Union[7].
  • William Whitney Shane is recorded as male[8].
  • William Whitney Shane's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • William Whitney Shane supervised Elias Brinks as a doctoral student[10].
  • William Whitney Shane supervised Geert Dick van Albada as a doctoral student[11].
  • William Whitney Shane supervised Lambert Swaans as a doctoral student[12].
  • William Whitney Shane's ISNI is recorded as 0000000398391427[13].
  • William Whitney Shane's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 306174545[14].
  • William Whitney Shane's GND ID is recorded as 1146159390[15].
  • William Whitney Shane's IdRef ID is recorded as 203043936[16].
  • William Whitney Shane's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 112311[17].
  • William Whitney Shane's family name is recorded as Shane[18].
  • William Whitney Shane's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Whitney Shane's given name is recorded as Whitney[20].
  • William Whitney Shane's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074529056[21].
  • William Whitney Shane's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 691295[22].
  • William Whitney Shane's Prabook ID is recorded as 1368376[23].
  • William Whitney Shane's AstroGen ID is recorded as 1920[24].
  • William Whitney Shane's IAU member ID is recorded as 2308[25].

Body

Origins and Family

William Whitney Shane was born on +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

William Whitney Shane was educated at Leiden University[5]. His doctoral advisor was Jan Hendrik Oort[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[3] and researcher[4]. Doctoral students include Elias Brinks[10], an astrophysicist[26], b. 1955[27], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[28]; Geert Dick van Albada[11], b. 1951[29]; and Lambert Swaans[12], b. 1944[30].

FAQs

What did William Whitney Shane do for work?

William Whitney Shane worked as astronomer[3] and researcher[4].

Where did William Whitney Shane go to school?

William Whitney Shane was educated at Leiden University[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . Dutch National Thesaurus for Author Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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