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John Paul Wild
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Australian radiophysicist (1923-2008)
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John Paul Wild was an Australian astronomer and scientist born in Sheffield in 1923. He worked in the field of radio astronomy and was employed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Wild was educated at Peterhouse and spoke English. He resided in Michigan and Queanbeyan during his life.
He received several awards, including the Royal Medal, the Centenary Medal, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and the Fellow of the Royal Society. Wild was a member of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Australian Academy of Science, and the International Astronomical Union. He died in Canberra on 10 May 2008.
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Vinony's link graph records 153 inbound references to John Paul Wild, and connects out to Sheffield, Peterhouse and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
It is catalogued under topics including 1923 births, 2008 deaths and 20th-century Australian astronomers.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Family name
- Wild
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Sheffield
- Place of death
- Canberra
- Occupation
- scientist
- Educated at
- Peterhouse
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Paul Wild by GWR King Edward I locomotive in 1985.jpg
- Residence
- Queanbeyan
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- date of birth
- 1923-05-17
- date of death
- 2008-05-10
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- Commons category
- John Paul Wild
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