Alexei Filippenko

Summary

Alexei Filippenko is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Oakland^[2]. He was born on July 25, 1958^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and physicist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Oakland^[2], Alexei Filippenko…
• Alexei Filippenko was born on July 25, 1958^[3].
• Alexei Filippenko held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Alexei Filippenko is identified as part of the Ukrainian Americans ethnic group^[10].
• Alexei Filippenko's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Alexei Filippenko's professions included astrophysicist^[5].
• Alexei Filippenko's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Alexei Filippenko worked as a physicist^[7].
• Alexei Filippenko's field of work was telescope^[11].
• Alexei Filippenko's field of work was black hole^[12].
• Alexei Filippenko's field of work was Hubble Space Telescope^[13].
• Alexei Filippenko was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[14].
• Alexei Filippenko's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[15].
• Alexei Filippenko's education included a stint at University of California, Santa Barbara^[16].
• Alexei Filippenko's education included a stint at Dos Pueblos High School^[17].
• Alexei Filippenko's doctoral advisor was Wallace L. W. Sargent^[18].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[19].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Petrie Prize Lecture^[20].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[21].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization^[22].
• Alexei Filippenko received the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy^[23].
• Alexei Filippenko was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Alexei Filippenko was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Alexei Filippenko was a member of International Astronomical Union^[26].
• Alexei Filippenko is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexei Filippenko was born in Oakland^[2]. He was born on July 25, 1958^[3]. He is identified as part of the Ukrainian Americans ethnic group^[10].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in California^[31]; University of California, Santa Barbara^[16], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1909^[34], headquartered in Santa Barbara County^[35]; and Dos Pueblos High School^[17], a high school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1966^[38]. Alexei Filippenko's doctoral advisor was Wallace L. W. Sargent^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and physicist^[7]. Fields of work include telescope^[11], an invention^[39], founded in 1607^[40]; black hole^[12], an astronomical object type^[41]; and Hubble Space Telescope^[13], a space telescope^[42]. Alexei Filippenko was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[14]. Doctoral students include Thomas Matheson^[43], an astronomer^[44] and Luis C. Ho^[45], a university teacher^[46], of People's Republic of China^[47], awarded the Robert J. Trumpler Award^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], a fellowship grant^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1925^[51]; Petrie Prize Lecture^[20], a science award^[52], in Canada^[53]; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[21], a science award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1941^[56]; Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization^[22], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 2002^[59]; and Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy^[23], a science award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1974^[62].

Why It Matters

Alexei Filippenko ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

FAQs

Where was Alexei Filippenko born?

Alexei Filippenko's place of birth was Oakland^[2].

What did Alexei Filippenko do for work?

Alexei Filippenko worked as astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and physicist^[7].

Where did Alexei Filippenko go to school?

Alexei Filippenko was educated at California Institute of Technology^[15], University of California, Santa Barbara^[16], and Dos Pueblos High School^[17].

What awards did Alexei Filippenko receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], Petrie Prize Lecture^[20], Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[21], and Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization^[22].