James Gilbert Baker: advisors and students

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James Gilbert Baker

American astronomer1914 to 2005

Wikidata names Donald Howard Menzel as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Donald Howard Menzel

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataDonald Howard Menzel
2 steps up
stated by WikidataHenry Norris Russell
3 steps up
stated by WikidataCharles Augustus Young

Education and career4

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University of Louisville
studied
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Harvard University
studied
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duPont Manual High School
studied
undated
Harvard University
worked

At a glance

known as: astronomer
awards: Frederic Ives Medal, 1965, Elliott Cresson Medal, 1962, SPIE Gold Medal, 1978, Adolph Lomb Medal, 1942, Magellanic Premium, 1952, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
member of: National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
notable works: On improving the effectiveness of large telescopes
Wikipedia: in 6 languages

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Elsewhere6

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaJames Gilbert Baker
stated by WikidataWikidataQ337213
stated by WikidataVIAF7643177412245903310006
stated by WikidataGND1213548780
stated by WikidataIdRef088694194
stated by WikidataISNI0000000370932789

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  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{James Gilbert Baker: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q337213},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). James Gilbert Baker: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q337213