Christopher Gordon

astrophysicist
Person human Q74280782
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Christopher Gordon

Summary

Christopher Gordon is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2] and astrophysicist[3].

Key Facts

  • Christopher Gordon worked as a researcher[2].
  • Christopher Gordon worked as an astrophysicist[3].
  • Christopher Gordon's field of work was astroparticle physics[4].
  • Christopher Gordon's field of work was cosmology[5].
  • Christopher Gordon was employed by University of Canterbury[6].
  • Among Christopher Gordon's employers was University of Canterbury[7].
  • Christopher Gordon's education included a stint at University of Portsmouth[8].
  • Christopher Gordon was educated at University of the Witwatersrand[9].
  • Christopher Gordon's doctoral advisor was Roy Maartens[10].
  • Christopher Gordon's doctoral advisor was Bruce A Bassett[11].
  • Christopher Gordon was a member of International Astronomical Union[12].
  • Christopher Gordon is recorded as male[13].
  • Christopher Gordon's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Christopher Gordon supervised Oscar Macias Ramirez as a doctoral student[15].
  • Christopher Gordon supervised Dylan Paterson as a doctoral student[16].
  • Christopher Gordon's family name is recorded as Gordon[17].
  • Christopher Gordon's given name is recorded as Christopher[18].
  • Christopher Gordon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Christopher Gordon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[20].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Portsmouth[8], a public university[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1869[23] and University of the Witwatersrand[9], a public research university[24], in South Africa[25], founded in 1896[26], headquartered in Johannesburg[27]. Doctoral advisors include Roy Maartens[10], an astronomer[28], of South Africa[29], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship[30] and Bruce A Bassett[11], a researcher[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[2] and astrophysicist[3]. Fields of work include astroparticle physics[4], a branch of physics[32] and cosmology[5], a branch of astronomy[33]. Employers include University of Canterbury[6], a university[34], in New Zealand[35], founded in 1873[36]. Doctoral students include Oscar Macias Ramirez[15], an astrophysicist[37], specialised in astroparticle physics[38] and Dylan Paterson[16], a researcher[39].

FAQs

What did Christopher Gordon do for work?

Christopher Gordon worked as researcher[2] and astrophysicist[3].

Where did Christopher Gordon go to school?

Christopher Gordon was educated at University of Portsmouth[8] and University of the Witwatersrand[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . canterbury.ac.nz. canterbury.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . canterbury.ac.nz. canterbury.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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