David Edgerton

British historian
Person human Q5233270
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David Edgerton

Summary

David Edgerton is a human[1]. He was born on +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a historian of science[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • David Edgerton was born on +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David Edgerton held citizenship in United Kingdom[5].
  • David Edgerton worked as a historian of science[3].
  • David Edgerton was employed by Imperial College London[6].
  • Among David Edgerton's employers was King's College London[7].
  • David Edgerton was educated at St John's College[8].
  • David Edgerton is recorded as male[9].
  • David Edgerton's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • David Edgerton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121021300[11].
  • David Edgerton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69043727[12].
  • David Edgerton's GND ID is recorded as 172729823[13].
  • David Edgerton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr92002472[14].
  • David Edgerton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125471185[15].
  • David Edgerton's IdRef ID is recorded as 034749764[16].
  • David Edgerton's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07725125[17].
  • David Edgerton's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001266200[18].
  • David Edgerton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05vhyxn[19].
  • David Edgerton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as vse2006371907[20].
  • David Edgerton's family name is recorded as Edgerton[21].
  • David Edgerton's given name is recorded as David[22].
  • David Edgerton's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 297179055[23].
  • David Edgerton's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90620631[24].
  • David Edgerton's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2016175022[25].
  • David Edgerton's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000146752[26].
  • David Edgerton's NSK is recorded as 000442546[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Edgerton was born on +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

David Edgerton's education included a stint at St John's College[8].

Career and Affiliations

David Edgerton worked as a historian of science[3]. Employers include Imperial College London[6], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1907[30], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[31] and King's College London[7], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1829[34], headquartered in London[35].

Why It Matters

David Edgerton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did David Edgerton do for work?

David Edgerton worked as historian of science[3].

Where did David Edgerton go to school?

David Edgerton was educated at St John's College[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nationale thesaurus voor auteursnamen id 297179055
    Library of congress authority id nr92002472
    Date of birth +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Persée author id 30190
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