Jüri Toomre

American astrophysicist of Estonian origin (born 1940)
Person human Q102188584
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Summary

Jüri Toomre was born on August 29, 1940[1], in Kuusalu[2]. He has worked as an astrophysicist[3] and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1940[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Position held: professor emeritus[7]
  • Educated at: University of Cambridge[8]
  • Doctoral advisor: Keith Moffatt[9]
  • Member of: International Astronomical Union[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Doctoral student: Anil E. Deane[12], Benjamin Brown[13], Matthew Browning[14], Anisotropic synchrony convention[15], Marc DeRosa[16], Mark Miesch[17], Mark Peter Rast[18], Phillip Jones[19], Xin Xie[20], William Merryfield[21], Deborah Haber[22], Geoffrey Vasil[23], Nicholas J Nelson[24]
  • Family name: Toomre[25]
  • Given name: Jüri[26]
  • Official website: https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_100767[27]
  • Work location: Boulder[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[30]
  • Academic appointment: University of Colorado Boulder Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences[31]

FAQs

Where was Jüri Toomre born?

Jüri Toomre's place of birth was Kuusalu[2].

What did Jüri Toomre do for work?

Jüri Toomre worked as an astrophysicist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Jüri Toomre go to school?

Jüri Toomre was educated at University of Cambridge[8].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . experts.colorado.edu. experts.colorado.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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