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David J. Tholen

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David James Tholen (born 1955) is an American astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaiʻi. He holds a 1978 B.S. from the University of Kansas, a 1984 PhD from the University of Arizona, and specializes in planetary and Solar System astronomy. He is a discoverer of minor planets and known for the Tholen spectral classification scheme used on asteroids. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David J. Tholen is the 598th most popular astronomer (up from 614th in 2019), the 12,842nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,832nd in 2019) and the 126th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, David J. Tholen ranks 598 out of 644. Before him are Christian Pollas, Matthew J. Holman, Gary Hug, Lenka Kotková, Debra Fischer, and Arnold Wolfendale. After him are Wendy Freedman, Fernand Rigaux, Merieme Chadid, Chad Trujillo, William Kwong Yu Yeung, and Richard van der Riet Woolley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, David J. Tholen ranks 592. Before him are David Murray, Rosario Fernández, Greg Norman, Marcelino Pérez, Gerard Nijboer, and Piedad Córdoba. After him are Hassan Rowshan, Markus Ryffel, Cheikh Lô, Gillian Cowley, Gerhard Heer, and Cundi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David J. Tholen ranks 12,846 out of 20,380. Before him are Cam Clarke (1957), Annie Dillard (1945), Madeline Zima (1985), Betsey Johnson (1942), Kathleen Sebelius (1948), and Amos Eaton (1776). After him are Michael Romeo (1968), Bobby Rydell (1942), Chad Lindberg (1976), Jake Wesley Rogers (1996), Rory Culkin (1989), and Linda Emond (1959).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, David J. Tholen ranks 126. Before him are Peter Goldreich (1939), Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Bruce C. Murray (1931), A. E. Douglass (1867), Christian Pollas (1947), and Matthew J. Holman (1967). After him are Chad Trujillo (1973), Jan Kleyna (2000), Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Jeff T. Alu (1966), Martha P. Haynes (1951), and Alan Stern (1957).

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