GEOLOGIST

Claudia Alexander

1959 - 2015

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Claudia Joan Alexander (May 30, 1959 – July 11, 2015) was a Canadian-born American research scientist specializing in geophysics and planetary science. She worked for the United States Geological Survey and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She was the last project manager of NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and until the time of her death had served as project manager and scientist of NASA's role in the European-led Rosetta mission to study Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Claudia Alexander is the 90th most popular geologist (down from 89th in 2024), the 1,040th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,032nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Claudia Alexander ranks 90 out of 90. Before her are Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Michael E. Mann, Henry De la Beche, Dan McKenzie, Judith Curry, and William Edmond Logan. After her are Kate Marvel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Claudia Alexander ranks 753. Before her are Eduardo Acevedo, Mehbooba Mufti, Bert Cameron, Davis Phinney, Terry Fenwick, and Laura Lippman. After her are René Marsiglia, Michael J. Bloomfield, Chris Woods, Steve Whitmire, José Guirao, and Roger Goodell. Among people deceased in 2015, Claudia Alexander ranks 570. Before her are Grace Ogot, Tahir Elçi, Anthony Mason, Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, and Billy Casper. After her are Darryl Dawkins, Annarita Sidoti, Richard Bakalyan, Sergey Sharikov, Flip Saunders, and Alexis Vastine.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Claudia Alexander ranks 1,043 out of 1,622. Before her are Paul Kariya (1974), Patrick Chan (1990), Scott Niedermayer (1973), Shannon Crawford (1963), David Saint-Jacques (1970), Nelly Arcan (1973), Grant Fuhr (1962), and Alex Tagliani (1973). After her are Bianca Andreescu (2000), Jessica Dubé (1987), Clara Hughes (1972), and Coco Rocha (1988).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In Canada

Among geologists born in Canada, Claudia Alexander ranks 6. Before her are Norman L. Bowen (1887), John Tuzo Wilson (1908), Lawrence Lambe (1863), Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871), and William Edmond Logan (1798).

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