R. Brent Tully

Summary

R. Brent Tully is a human^[1]. He was born in Toronto^[2]. He was born on March 9, 1943^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• R. Brent Tully's place of birth was Toronto^[2].
• R. Brent Tully was born on March 9, 1943^[3].
• R. Brent Tully held citizenship in United States^[6].
• R. Brent Tully worked as an astronomer^[4].
• R. Brent Tully's doctoral advisor was Thomas A. Matthews^[7].
• R. Brent Tully received the Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[8].
• R. Brent Tully received the Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize^[9].
• R. Brent Tully was a member of International Astronomical Union^[10].
• R. Brent Tully is recorded as male^[11].
• R. Brent Tully's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• R. Brent Tully supervised Marc Verheijen as a doctoral student^[13].
• R. Brent Tully's family name is recorded as Tully^[14].
• R. Brent Tully's given name is recorded as Richard^[15].
• R. Brent Tully's given name is recorded as Brent^[16].
• R. Brent Tully's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[17].

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Origins and Family

R. Brent Tully was born in Toronto^[2]. He was born on March 9, 1943^[3].

Education

R. Brent Tully's doctoral advisor was Thomas A. Matthews^[7].

Career and Affiliations

R. Brent Tully's professions included astronomer^[4]. He supervised Marc Verheijen as a doctoral student^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[8], a science award^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 2000^[20] and Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize^[9], a science award^[21], in Armenia^[22], founded in 2009^[23].

Works and Contributions

Things named for R. Brent Tully include Tully–Fisher relation^[24], an empirical relationship^[25].

Why It Matters

R. Brent Tully ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

He is credited with the discovery of Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex^[28], a galaxy filament^[29]; South Pole Wall^[30], a galaxy filament^[31]; and Laniakea Supercluster^[32], a supercluster^[33]. Entities named for him include Tully–Fisher relation^[24], an empirical relationship^[25].

FAQs

Where was R. Brent Tully born?

R. Brent Tully's place of birth was Toronto^[2].

What did R. Brent Tully do for work?

R. Brent Tully worked as astronomer^[4].

What awards did R. Brent Tully receive?

Honors received include Gruber Prize in Cosmology^[8] and Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize^[9].

What did R. Brent Tully discover?

R. Brent Tully is credited as discoverer of Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex^[28], South Pole Wall^[30], and Laniakea Supercluster^[32].