William Wallace Campbell
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American astronomer (1862–1938)
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Within Vinony's link graph, William Wallace Campbell is referenced by 316 other articles, and connects out to India, Australia and Spain.
It sits within the topics 1862 births, 1938 deaths and 1938 suicides.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wallace
- Family name
- Campbell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hancock County
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Michigan
- Employer
- University of Colorado
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral student
- Joel Stebbins
- Field of work
- spectroscopy
- Image
- Campbell William Wallace.jpg
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- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1862-04-11
- P8168
- Khudl'ovo
- date of death
- 1938-06-14
- manner of death
- Suicide
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- cause of death
- falling
- name in native language
- William Wallace Campbell
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- William Wallace Campbell
- different from
- William Campbell
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
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1862 births1938 deaths1938 suicidesAmerican astronomersCorresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyLeaders of the University of California, BerkeleyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople from Hancock County, OhioPresidents of the American Association for the Advancement of SciencePresidents of the International Astronomical UnionRecipients of the Bruce MedalRecipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyRecipients of the Lalande PrizeUniversity of California regentsUniversity of Colorado facultyUniversity of Michigan College of Engineering alumniUniversity of Michigan faculty