Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
astronomer |
gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Gonville_and_Caius_College,_Cambridge
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gptkbp:awardReceived |
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society gptkb:Knight_Bachelor |
gptkbp:birthDate |
1906-04-24
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gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Weymouth,_Dorset,_England
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1986-12-24
|
gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:South_Africa
|
gptkbp:honorificPrefix |
Sir
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir Richard Woolley
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
work on stellar atmospheres
public skepticism about space travel |
gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
gptkbp:occupation |
astronomer
|
gptkbp:positionHeld |
gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
|
gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Sir_Harold_Spencer_Jones
|
gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Sir_Martin_Ryle
|
gptkbp:termEnd |
1971
|
gptkbp:termStart |
1956
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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