George Edward Backus

Summary

George Edward Backus is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Chicago^[2]. He was born on +1930-05-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a geophysicist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• George Edward Backus was born in Chicago^[2].
• George Edward Backus was born on +1930-05-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• George Edward Backus held citizenship in United States^[6].
• George Edward Backus's professions included geophysicist^[4].
• George Edward Backus received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[7].
• George Edward Backus received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[8].
• George Edward Backus received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[9].
• George Edward Backus received the John Adam Fleming Medal^[10].
• George Edward Backus received the honorary doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth Physics^[11].
• George Edward Backus was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[12].
• George Edward Backus was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[13].
• George Edward Backus is recorded as male^[14].
• George Edward Backus's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• George Edward Backus's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030060427^[16].
• George Edward Backus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2620058^[17].
• George Edward Backus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95098270^[18].
• George Edward Backus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13474643m^[19].
• George Edward Backus's IdRef ID is recorded as 035090421^[20].
• George Edward Backus's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09989026^[21].
• George Edward Backus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h3tvw7^[22].
• George Edward Backus's family name is recorded as Backus^[23].
• George Edward Backus's given name is recorded as George^[24].
• George Edward Backus's given name is recorded as Edward^[25].
• George Edward Backus's official website is recorded as http://www.mpl.ucsd.edu/cg/people/gbackus.html^[26].
• George Edward Backus's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90948493^[27].

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Origins and Family

George Edward Backus's place of birth was Chicago^[2]. He was born on +1930-05-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

George Edward Backus's professions included geophysicist^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[7], a fellowship grant^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1925^[30]; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[8], a science award^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1824^[33]; Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[9], a fellowship award^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1962^[36]; John Adam Fleming Medal^[10], a geophysics award^[37], founded in 1960^[38]; and honorary doctorate from the Paris Institute of Earth Physics^[11], an award^[39], in France^[40].

Why It Matters

George Edward Backus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

Where was George Edward Backus born?

George Edward Backus was born in Chicago^[2].

What did George Edward Backus do for work?

George Edward Backus worked as geophysicist^[4].

What awards did George Edward Backus receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[7], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[8], Fellow of the American Geophysical Union^[9], and John Adam Fleming Medal^[10].