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Simon Lilly

Professor at the Institute for Astronomy in the Department of Physics at ETH Zürich
Person Human Q18124316

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
1959, 1959[6]
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[8]
Occupation
astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher
Employer
ETH Zurich, University of Toronto, ETH Domain, University of Hawaiʻi System, Princeton University[10][11][12]
Educated at
University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh[13]
Award received
Herschel Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society[15][16]
Spouse
Marcella Carollo[7]
Doctoral advisor
Malcolm Longair[14]
Work location
Zurich[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Different from
Simon Lilly[25]
Family name
Lilly (surname)[20]
Given name
Simon, John[21][22]
Member of
Royal Society of London, Royal Society of London, International Astronomical Union[17][18]
Native language
English[9]
Writing language
English[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Simon J. Lilly en Simon John Lilly en Simon Lilly zh 西蒙·利利
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6423-3597
VIAF cluster ID
262145858282923022603
GND ID
108931325X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Professor Simon Lilly FRS.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
273151
AstroGen ID
34103
BDELIS ID
82409
DDB person (GND) ID
108931325X
Dimensions author ID
01365214157.38
Fellow of the Royal Society ID
11819
Freebase ID
/m/0120x6cz
IAU member ID
35623
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IAU member ID (archived)
6966
INSPIRE-HEP author ID
S.J.Lilly.1
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
186680
Prabook ID
3442742
Scopus author ID
35242659800
Who's Who UK ID
U281939

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Author of 2
COSMOS2020: A Panchromatic View of the Universe to z ∼ 10 from Two Complementary Catalogs, ZAP – enhanced PCA sky subtraction for integral field spectroscopy
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COSMOS2020: A Panchromatic View of the Universe to z ∼ 10 from Two Complementary Catalogs, ZAP – enhanced PCA sky subtraction for integral field spectroscopy
Affiliated with 1
ETH Zurich
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Summary

Simon Lilly was born on 1959[1] in London[2]. He has worked as an astronomer[3], astrophysicist[4], and university teacher[5].

FAQs

Where was Simon Lilly born?

Simon Lilly's place of birth was London[2].

Who was Simon Lilly married to?

Simon Lilly's spouses include Marcella Carollo[7].

What did Simon Lilly do for work?

Simon Lilly worked as an astronomer[3], astrophysicist[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Simon Lilly go to school?

Simon Lilly was educated at University of Cambridge[13].

What awards did Simon Lilly receive?

Honors received include Herschel Medal[15] and Fellow of the Royal Society[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    IAU member ID → 35623
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