Neil Gehrels

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Neil_Gehrels

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:birthDate	1952-10-03
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Lake_Geneva,_Wisconsin,_USA
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	pancreatic cancer
gptkbp:children	2
gptkbp:deathDate	2017-02-06
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Potomac,_Maryland,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Eugene_N._Parker
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:The_Astrophysical_Journal_Letters
gptkbp:education	gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:NASA gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:field	astrophysics gamma-ray astronomy
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Cornelis_A._Gehrels
gptkbp:hasAsteroidNamedAfter	gptkb:16046_Neilgehrels
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope gptkb:Swift_Gamma-Ray_Burst_Mission
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
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gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:astronomer
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gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Ellen_Williams
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tom_Gehrels
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Neil Gehrels