John J. Kavelaars

born 1966; Canadian astronomer
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John J. Kavelaars

Summary

John J. Kavelaars is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1966[2]. He worked as an astronomer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • John J. Kavelaars was born on January 1, 1966[2].
  • John J. Kavelaars held citizenship in Canada[5].
  • John J. Kavelaars worked as an astronomer[3].
  • Among John J. Kavelaars's employers was National Research Council Canada[6].
  • John J. Kavelaars is recorded as male[7].
  • John J. Kavelaars's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • John J. Kavelaars supervised Wes Fraser as a doctoral student[9].
  • John J. Kavelaars's family name is recorded as Kavelaars[10].
  • John J. Kavelaars's given name is recorded as John[11].
  • John J. Kavelaars's sibling is recorded as Ingrid Kavelaars[12].
  • John J. Kavelaars's sibling is recorded as Monique Kavelaars[13].

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Origins and Family

John J. Kavelaars was born on January 1, 1966[2].

Career and Affiliations

John J. Kavelaars worked as an astronomer[3]. He was employed by National Research Council Canada[6]. He supervised Wes Fraser as a doctoral student[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John J. Kavelaars include 154660 Kavelaars[14].

Why It Matters

John J. Kavelaars ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

He is credited with the discovery of Halimede[17], a moon of Neptune[18]; Carpo[19], a moon of Jupiter[20]; Sycorax[21], a moon of Uranus[22]; Kiviuq[23], a moon of Saturn[24]; Siarnaq[25], a moon of Saturn[26]; and Ymir[27], a moon of Saturn[28]. Entities named for him include 154660 Kavelaars[14].

FAQs

What did John J. Kavelaars do for work?

John J. Kavelaars worked as astronomer[3].

What did John J. Kavelaars discover?

John J. Kavelaars is credited as discoverer of Halimede[17], Carpo[19], Sycorax[21], and Kiviuq[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 36m ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Queen's University
    Family name → Kavelaars
    Doctoral student → Wes Fraser
    Sibling → Ingrid Kavelaars, Monique Kavelaars
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57891|batch #57891]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
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