N. Chandra Wickramasinghe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/N._Chandra_Wickramasinghe
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:award gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Institute_of_Mathematics_and_its_Applications
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
gptkbp:birthDate 1939-01-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:children gptkb:Dylan_Wickramasinghe
Rohan Wickramasinghe
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Fred_Hoyle
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Fred_Hoyle
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
astrobiology
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Nalin_Chandra_Wickramasinghe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label N. Chandra Wickramasinghe
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:panspermia_hypothesis
cosmic dust research
collaboration with Fred Hoyle
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Institute_of_Mathematics_and_its_Applications
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Sri_Lankan
British
gptkbp:notableStudent Milton Wainwright
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Diseases_from_Space
gptkb:The_Search_for_Our_Cosmic_Ancestry
Cosmic Life-Force
Lifecloud: The Origin of Life in the Universe
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Priyani_Wickramasinghe
gptkbp:theory interstellar organic molecules
extraterrestrial origin of life
gptkbp:title gptkb:professor
Director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology
gptkbp:website https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/directory/professor-chandra-wickramasinghe/
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Cardiff_University
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Buckingham
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 7