Tyson

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Tyson is the surname of Neil deGrasse Tyson, the prominent American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator.

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instanceOf family name
human
academicDegree BA in Physics
MA in Astronomy
MPhil in Astrophysics
PhD in Astrophysics
awardReceived NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal
surface form: Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth United States of America
dateOfBirth 1958-10-05
educatedAt Columbia University
Harvard University
The Bronx High School of Science
University of Texas at Austin
employer American Museum of Natural History
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Tyson self-linksurface differs
fieldOfWork astrophysics
cosmology
science communication
fullName Neil deGrasse Tyson
genre popular science
givenName Neil
hasSurname Tyson self-linksurface differs
hostOf Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
StarTalk
knownFor commentary on space exploration
media appearances
popularizing science
public lectures on astrophysics
languageOfOrigin English
languageSpoken English
notableWork Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Death by Black Hole
surface form: Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries

Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
The Pluto Files
occupation astrophysicist
author
cosmologist
science communicator
television presenter
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York City
positionHeld director of the Hayden Planetarium
residence New York City
stateOfBirth New York
usedBy Neil deGrasse Tyson
workplace Hayden Planetarium

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Mike Tyson familyName Tyson
Tyson familyName Tyson self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil familyName Tyson
subject surface form: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Tyson hasSurname Tyson self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Neil deGrasse Tyson