David Jewitt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/David_Jewitt
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:professor
gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Dannie_Heineman_Prize_for_Astrophysics
gptkb:James_Craig_Watson_Medal
gptkb:Shaw_Prize_in_Astronomy
gptkb:Kavli_Prize_in_Astrophysics
gptkbp:birthDate 1958
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:England
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Kuiper_Belt
trans-Neptunian objects
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:John_C._Brandt
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Jane_Luu
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
planetary science
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of 15760 Albion (formerly 1992 QB1)
discovery of the first trans-Neptunian object (other than Pluto and Charon)
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Luu
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_Hawaii
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kuiper_Belt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Jewitt