Karl G. Henize

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:NASA_Space_Flight_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Scientific_Achievement_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-10-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath high-altitude pulmonary edema
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1993-10-05
gptkbp:dateOfSpaceFlight 1985-07-29 to 1985-08-06
gptkbp:deathDate 1993-10-05
gptkbp:deathPlace Mount Everest, Nepal
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Leo_Goldberg
gptkbp:employer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karl G. Henize
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gptkb:Henize_catalog
astronomical research
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gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Henize_catalog_of_emission-line_stars
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
astronomer
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant
gptkbp:researchInterest ultraviolet astronomy
planetary nebulae
emission-line stars
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:spaceMission gptkb:STS-51-F
1
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Webster
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:A_Study_of_the_Emission-Line_Stars_of_the_Magellanic_Clouds
gptkbp:thesisYear 1954
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gptkb:NASA_Gemini_program
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