Hans Mark

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Hans Mark

Summary

Hans Mark is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mannheim[2]. He was born on June 17, 1929[3]. He passed away in Austin[4]. He died on December 18, 2021[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], university teacher[7], military flight engineer[8], and aerospace engineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Hans Mark's place of birth was Mannheim[2].
  • Hans Mark passed away in Austin[4].
  • Hans Mark was born on June 17, 1929[3].
  • Hans Mark died on December 18, 2021[5].
  • Hans Mark held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Hans Mark's professions included physicist[6].
  • Hans Mark's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Hans Mark worked as a military flight engineer[8].
  • Hans Mark's professions included aerospace engineer[9].
  • Hans Mark's field of work was physics[12].
  • Hans Mark's field of work was aviation[13].
  • Hans Mark's field of work was military affairs[14].
  • Hans Mark's field of work was aeronautical engineering[15].
  • Hans Mark held the position of United States Secretary of the Air Force[16].
  • Hans Mark held the position of Deputy Administrator of NASA[17].
  • Hans Mark held the position of Director of the National Reconnaissance Office[18].
  • Hans Mark was employed by University of Texas at Austin[19].
  • Hans Mark was employed by University of California, Berkeley[20].
  • Hans Mark's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[21].
  • Hans Mark's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[22].
  • Hans Mark's education included a stint at Stuyvesant High School[23].
  • Hans Mark received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[24].
  • Hans Mark received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal[25].
  • Hans Mark was a member of National Academy of Engineering[26].
  • Hans Mark is recorded as male[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hans Mark's place of birth was Mannheim[2]. He was born on June 17, 1929[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[21], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; University of California, Berkeley[22], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]; and Stuyvesant High School[23], a specialized high school in New York City[36], in United States[37], founded in 1904[38], headquartered in New York City[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], university teacher[7], military flight engineer[8], and aerospace engineer[9]. Fields of work include physics[12], a branch of science[40]; aviation[13], a type of activity[41]; military affairs[14], a concept[42]; and aeronautical engineering[15], a branch of engineering[43]. Employers include University of Texas at Austin[19], a public research university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1883[46], headquartered in Austin[47] and University of California, Berkeley[20], a public research university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1868[50], headquartered in Berkeley[51]. Positions held include United States Secretary of the Air Force[16], a position[52], in United States[53], founded in 1947[54]; Deputy Administrator of NASA[17], a position[55]; and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[24], a fellowship award[56] and NASA Distinguished Service Medal[25], a medallion[57], in United States[58], founded in 1959[59].

Death and Burial

Hans Mark died on December 18, 2021[5]. He died in Austin[4].

Why It Matters

Hans Mark ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

Where was Hans Mark born?

Hans Mark was born in Mannheim[2].

Where did Hans Mark die?

Hans Mark passed away in Austin[4].

What did Hans Mark do for work?

Hans Mark worked as physicist[6], university teacher[7], military flight engineer[8], and aerospace engineer[9].

Where did Hans Mark go to school?

Hans Mark was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[21], University of California, Berkeley[22], and Stuyvesant High School[23].

What awards did Hans Mark receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[24] and NASA Distinguished Service Medal[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . stripes.com. stripes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  32. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Stuyvesant High School
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