Roland Bacon

French astrophysicist
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Summary

Roland Bacon was born on January 10, 1956[1], in London[2]. He has worked as a researcher[3] and astrophysicist[4].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[5]
  • Position held: Director of Research at CNRS[6]
  • Award received: Deslandres prize[7], Manne Siegbahn medal[8], Jackson-Gwilt Medal[9]
  • Member of: International Astronomical Union[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Doctoral student: Eric Emsellem[12], Yannick Copin[13], Floriane Leclercq[14], Pierre C. Ferruit[15]
  • Family name: Bacon[16]
  • Given name: Roland[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[18], English[19]
  • P14528: 37585[20]

FAQs

Where was Roland Bacon born?

Roland Bacon's place of birth was London[2].

What did Roland Bacon do for work?

Roland Bacon worked as a researcher[3] and astrophysicist[4].

What awards did Roland Bacon receive?

Honors received include Deslandres prize[7], Manne Siegbahn medal[8], and Jackson-Gwilt Medal[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Who's Who in France. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . ras.ac.uk. ras.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . iau.org. iau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14528 → 37585
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  2. 20w ago · Symac · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Eric Emsellem, Yannick Copin, Floriane Leclercq +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35640|batch #35640]]: ThesisDoctoralStudents_2"
  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inspire-hep author id → R.Bacon.1
    Astrogen id → 26835
    Les archives du spectacle person id → 173483
    Place of birth → London
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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