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Walter Sydney Adams
Walter Adams
American astronomer.
Wikipedia | Walter Sydney Adams
Statements about
Walter Sydney Adams
Country of Citizenship
United States
Occupation
Astronomer
Member Of
Royal Society
(4/27/1950 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Start Time
:
4/27/1950
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1915 - )
Start Time
:
1915
American Astronomical Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Sciences
(1917 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
Start Time
:
1917
Date of Birth
12/20/1876
Date of Death
5/11/1956
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Place of Birth
Antioch
Place of Death
Pasadena
Instance Of
Human
Educated At
Dartmouth College
Award Received
Prix Jules Janssen
(1926)
Point in Time
:
1926
Henry Draper Medal
(1918)
Point in Time
:
1918
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
(1947)
Point in Time
:
1947
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1917)
Point in Time
:
1917
Bruce Medal
(1928)
Point in Time
:
1928
Janssen Medal
(1934)
Point in Time
:
1934
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
(4/27/1950)
Point in Time
:
4/27/1950
Family Name
Adams
Given Name
Walter
Described by Source
Svensk Uppslagsbok
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:
Адамс Уолтер Сидни
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q29533344
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference
Nominated For
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1920)
Point in Time
:
1920
Employer
Mount Wilson Observatory
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Field of Work
Astronomy
Sunlight
Night Sky
Sex or Gender
Male
Name in Native Language
Walter Sydney Adams
External Pages About Walter Sydney Adams
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
National Academy of Sciences Member
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition)
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