Fred Lawrence Whipple

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Henry_Norris_Russell_Lectureship
gptkb:J._Lawrence_Smith_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-11-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Red_Oak,_Iowa,_United_States
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-08-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkb:comet_195P/Hill
gptkb:comet_45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková
comet 36P/Whipple
comet 46P/Wirtanen
comet 48P/Johnson
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Donald_H._Menzel
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Brian_G._Marsden
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Astronomical_Journal
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Smithsonian_Astrophysical_Observatory
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Whipple_Observatory
gptkb:Whipple_shield
comet 36P/Whipple
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astrophysics
planetary science
meteoritics
cometary science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fred Lawrence Whipple
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Whipple_shield
icy conglomerate model of comets
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gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Brian_G._Marsden
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
astronomer
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:American_Association_of_Variable_Star_Observers
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:A_Comet_Model._I._The_Acceleration_of_Comet_Encke
gptkb:A_Comet_Model._II._Physical_Relations_for_Comets_and_Meteors
gptkb:The_Theory_of_Micro-Meteorites
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Babette_Whipple
gptkb:Dorothy_Woods
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fred_Lawrence_Whipple_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6