Víctor Manuel Blanco
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Víctor Manuel Blanco was a prominent Puerto Rican astronomer known for his influential work in stellar astronomy and for directing the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Víctor Manuel Blanco canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Puerto Rican scientist
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astronomer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in astronomy ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1918-03-05 ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| contributedTo | establishment of major observing programs at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | Chile ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2011-03-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century astronomy ⓘ |
| familyName | Blanco ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Víctor ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Blanco 4-meter Telescope named after him
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asteroid 9550 Victorblanco named after him ⓘ |
| influenced | development of optical astronomy in the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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research on stellar populations ⓘ work on the structure of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Astronomical Society
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific ⓘ |
| name | Víctor Manuel Blanco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| notableWork |
studies of RR Lyrae stars
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studies of stellar populations in the Milky Way bulge ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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observatory director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Guayama, Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vero Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
galactic structure
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stellar evolution ⓘ variable stars ⓘ |
| residence |
Chile
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| workInstitution |
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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National Optical Astronomy Observatory ⓘ |
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