Robert Grant Aitken

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Grant_Aitken
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Williams_College
gptkbp:author gptkb:The_Binary_Stars
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1864-12-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jackson,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Marjorie_Aitken
gptkb:Robert_Thomas_Aitken
gptkbp:deathDate 1951-10-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Berkeley,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Lick_Observatory
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:3070_Aitken_(asteroid)
gptkb:Aitken_(lunar_crater)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Grant Aitken
gptkbp:knownFor double star observations
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Mountain_View_Cemetery,_Oakland,_California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jessie_Thomas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aitken_crater
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6