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Alar Toomre
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Alar Toomre is a male mathematician, astronomer, and university teacher born in Rakvere in 1937. He holds citizenship in the United States and Estonia. Toomre has been employed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also received his education. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree and studied at the University of Manchester. He speaks English.
Toomre has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the MacArthur Fellows Program award, and the Magellanic Premium. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the International Astronomical Union. His work is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection and the Macarthur Fellows collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Estonia
- Place of birth
- Rakvere
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Manchester
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Magellanic Premium
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Image
- Alar Toomre.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1937-02-05
- member of
- International Astronomical Union
- name in native language
- Alar Toomre
- Commons category
- Alar Toomre
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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