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William Charles Livingston

American astronomer (b.1927)1927 to 2026

Wikidata names Gerald Kron as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, VIAF, and 3 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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stated by Wikidata
Gerald Kron

The line above and below3 steps

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.

1 step up
stated by WikidataGerald Kron
2 steps up
stated by WikidataJoel Stebbins
3 steps up
stated by WikidataWilliam Wallace Campbell

Education and career6

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.

until 1953
University of California, Los Angeles
studied
until 1959
University of California, Berkeley
studied
undated
National Solar Observatory
worked
undated
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
worked
undated
Kitt Peak National Observatory
worked
undated
Palomar Observatory
worked

At a glance

known as: physicist, astronomer
fields: astronomy, magnetic field
member of: American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union

stated by WikidataStated by Wikidata, shown apart from the thesis records.

Elsewhere5

identity

stated by WikidataWikidataQ112431723
stated by WikidataVIAF39483544
stated by WikidataGND172991935
stated by WikidataIdRef084978325
stated by WikidataISNI0000000081184446

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q112431723,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{William Charles Livingston: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q112431723},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). William Charles Livingston: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q112431723