Phil Plait

Summary

Phil Plait is a human^[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on September 30, 1964^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4] and Trekkie^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Phil Plait was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].
• Phil Plait was born on September 30, 1964^[3].
• Phil Plait held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Phil Plait's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Phil Plait worked as a Trekkie^[5].
• Phil Plait's field of work was physics^[8].
• Phil Plait was employed by Sonoma State University^[9].
• Phil Plait's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[10].
• Phil Plait's education included a stint at University of Virginia^[11].
• Phil Plait received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[12].
• Phil Plait is recorded as male^[13].
• Phil Plait's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Phil Plait's Commons category is recorded as Phil Plait^[15].
• Phil Plait's residence is recorded as Boulder^[16].
• Phil Plait's family name is recorded as Plait^[17].
• Phil Plait's given name is recorded as Phil^[18].
• Phil Plait's official website is recorded as https://about.me/philplait^[19].
• Phil Plait's official website is recorded as http://www.badastronomy.com/index.html^[20].
• Phil Plait's web feed URL is recorded as http://www.syfy.com/tags/bad-astronomy/feed^[21].
• Phil Plait's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Phil Plait's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.syfy.com/tags/bad-astronomy^[23].
• Phil Plait's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[24].
• Phil Plait's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+617887'}^[25].
• Phil Plait's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+616820'}^[26].
• Phil Plait's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+55200'}^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: dfd379a7-9c36-4acb-9d41-6b2c87d1ed71^[30]

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Origins and Family

Phil Plait's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on September 30, 1964^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan^[10], a public research university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1817^[33], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[34] and University of Virginia^[11], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1819^[37], headquartered in Charlottesville^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4] and Trekkie^[5]. Phil Plait's field of work was physics^[8]. Among his employers was Sonoma State University^[9].

Recognition

Phil Plait received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Phil Plait include 165347 Philplait^[39], an asteroid^[40].

Why It Matters

Phil Plait ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for him include 165347 Philplait^[39], an asteroid^[40].

FAQs

Where was Phil Plait born?

Phil Plait was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].

What did Phil Plait do for work?

Phil Plait worked as astronomer^[4] and Trekkie^[5].

Where did Phil Plait go to school?

Phil Plait was educated at University of Michigan^[10] and University of Virginia^[11].

What awards did Phil Plait receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[12].