|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
gptkb:person
|
|
gptkbp:almaMater
|
gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkb:Iowa_Wesleyan_University
|
|
gptkbp:awardReceived
|
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:William_Bowie_Medal
gptkb:John_Adam_Fleming_Medal
gptkb:Vetlesen_Prize
|
|
gptkbp:birthDate
|
1914-09-07
|
|
gptkbp:birthPlace
|
gptkb:Mount_Pleasant,_Iowa,_United_States
|
|
gptkbp:children
|
3
|
|
gptkbp:deathDate
|
2006-08-09
|
|
gptkbp:deathPlace
|
gptkb:Iowa_City,_Iowa,_United_States
|
|
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
|
gptkb:Alexander_Ellett
|
|
gptkbp:employer
|
gptkb:University_of_Iowa
|
|
gptkbp:eponymOf
|
gptkb:Van_Allen_Probes
gptkb:Van_Allen_radiation_belts
James Van Allen Elementary School
Van Allen Hall
|
|
gptkbp:field
|
physics
space science
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
James Alfred Van Allen
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
space exploration
|
|
gptkbp:knownFor
|
gptkb:Van_Allen_radiation_belts
|
|
gptkbp:memberOf
|
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Geophysical_Union
|
|
gptkbp:militaryRank
|
Lieutenant Commander
|
|
gptkbp:militaryService
|
gptkb:United_States_Navy
|
|
gptkbp:nationality
|
gptkb:American
|
|
gptkbp:notableWork
|
gptkb:Van_Allen_radiation_belts
gptkb:Explorer_1
|
|
gptkbp:occupation
|
gptkb:physicist
astronomer
|
|
gptkbp:restingPlace
|
gptkb:Oakland_Cemetery,_Iowa_City,_Iowa
|
|
gptkbp:signature
|
James Van Allen signature.svg
|
|
gptkbp:spouse
|
gptkb:Abigail_Halsey
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Southampton_Cemetery
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
7
|