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Matthew J. Holman

1967 - Today

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Matthew J. Holman (born 1967) is a Smithsonian astrophysicist and lecturer at Harvard University. Holman studied at MIT, where he received his bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1989 and his PhD in planetary science in 1994. He was awarded the Newcomb Cleveland Prize in 1998. From 25 January 2015 to 9 February 2021, he held the position of an interim director of IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), after former director Timothy B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew J. Holman has received more than 24,448 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew J. Holman is the 617th most popular astronomer (down from 551st in 2019), the 15,079th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,830th in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Astronomer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Matthew J. Holman ranks 617 out of 644. Before him are Brett J. Gladman, Jeff T. Alu, Peter Kušnirák, David J. Tholen, Sara Seager, and Linda A. Morabito. After him are Martha P. Haynes, Akimasa Nakamura, Marc William Buie, Anja Cetti Andersen, Eva Grebel, and Zdeněk Moravec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Matthew J. Holman ranks 673. Before him are Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo, Dragoje Leković, Alfred Gough, Ramona Portwich, Kurt Elling, and Cécile Nowak. After him are Mona Eltahawy, Robert S. Kimbrough, Anita Moen, Martin Švagerko, Jarkko Oikarinen, and Nadezhda Talanova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew J. Holman ranks 15,079 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Ketcham (1983), Art Bisch (1926), Quinton Aaron (1984), Joe Caldwell (1941), Kyle Hines (1986), and Marjorie Reynolds (1917). After him are Cosma Shiva Hagen (1981), Gedde Watanabe (1955), Eddie Steeples (1973), Kendra Sunderland (1995), Joan Davis (1912), and Charles O. Hobaugh (1961).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Matthew J. Holman ranks 130. Before him are Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Chad Trujillo (1973), James Gunn (1938), Jeff T. Alu (1966), and David J. Tholen (1955). After him are Martha P. Haynes (1951), Amy Mainzer (1974), Heidi Hammel (1960), Alan Stern (1957), C. Michelle Olmstead (1969), and Robert S. McMillan (2000).

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