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Astronomer Royal

position in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom
Intangible position Q369877
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Summary

Astronomer Royal is a position[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Subclass of: astronomer[4]
  • Inception: June 22, 1675[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Astronomers Royal[6]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: United Kingdom[7]
  • Female form of label: королівська астрономка[8], Astrònoma reial[9]

Why It Matters

Astronomer Royal has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Edmond Halley George Biddell Airy James Bradley John Flamsteed Martin Rees Martin Ryle Nevil Maskelyne

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/OfficialRoyalposts
    Instance of → —
    Country → United Kingdom
    Topic's main category → Category:Astronomers Royal
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59250|batch #59250]]: peptree send 2026-10-12 #69: peptree repair gb 2026-10-12 | peptree repair gb 2026-10-12"
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