David Edward Hughes
Welsh-American scientist and musician (1831–1900)
Facts
23 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- May 16, 1831
- Date of death
- January 22, 1900
- Place of birth
- Bala
- Place of death
- London
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United States[12][13]
- Occupation
- musician, inventor, physicist, musicologist, teacher, technician, engineer[14][15]
- Educated at
- Spalding Hall[16]
- Award received
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Albert Medal, Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)[17][18][19][20][21]
- Sibling
- Joseph Tudor Hughes[44]
- Archives at
- National Library of Wales[24]
- Described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Small Soviet Encyclopedia[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
- Member of
- Royal Society of London[22]
- Name in native language
- David Edward Hughes[43]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits[45]
- Place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery[10]
- Residence
- Bardstown, Bowling Green[25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Edwin Hughes
en David Edward Hughes
en David E. Hughes
ar ديفيد إدوارد هيوز
el Ντέιβιντ Έντουαρντ Χιούζ
es David E Hughes
es David E. Hughes
es David Hughes
fa دیوید ادوارد هوگو
he דייוויד יוז
it David Edward Hughes
ja ハーガス
ja デイビッド・エドワード・ヒューズ
nl David Edward Hughes
ru Юз, Давид Эдвард
ru Юз, Давид Эдвин
ru Юз Дейвид Эдуард
ru Юз, Дэвид Эдвард
ru Дэвид Эдвард Хьюз
ru Давид Эдвард Юз
🔖 Identifiers · 52
- ISNI
- 0000000116787619
- VIAF cluster ID
- 79390164
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n2010069071
- GND ID
- 117054771
- Alvin ID
- alvin-person:4660
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
- david-edward-hughes
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 166065972
- British Museum person or institution ID
- 172043
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
- hughes-david-edward
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 117054771
- De Agostini ID
- Hughes,+David+Edward
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 117054771
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- Dictionary of Welsh Biography ID
- s-HUGH-EDW-1831
- Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
- 20662004
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
- 136083
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/David-Hughes
- Europeana entity
- agent/base/150612
- FAST ID
- 1933633
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 6590
- Freebase ID
- /m/03jc5b
- Grace's Guide ID
- David_Edward_Hughes, David_Hughes
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
- david-edward-hughes
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
- 0033166
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
- 4932105
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
- 26616
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 117054771
- Lex ID
- David_Edward_Hughes
- Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
- 02908/eu_h_2962/h2962
- Léonore ID
- LH//1320/11
- Léonore Web ID
- 188483
- Museo Galileo authority ID
- 82104
- Museum-digital person/organization ID
- 8808
- NL CR AUT ID
- ntk2010407162
- NNDB people ID
- 399/000103090
- National Library of Wales Authority ID
- hughes-david-edward-1829-1900, hughes-david-edward-1829-1900-correspondence
- Obálky knih ID
- ntk2010407162
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
- 3913137
- Open Plaques subject ID
- 529
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 14066
- PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
- 258272
- Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
- NA7981
- Proleksis enciklopedija ID
- 27305
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6mg9g1w
- Science Museum people ID
- cp40001
- Topic's main category
- Category:David Edward Hughes
- Treccani ID
- david-edward-hughes
- Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
- david-edward-hughes
- UK National Archives ID
- F43162
- Wellcome Collection concept ID
- p5yuhp6a
- WikiTree person ID
- Hughes-16810
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJdx7CMRPyPK7hdbF34KBP
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Award received 5
Occupation 5
Country of citizenship 2
Described by source 2
Residence 2
Archives at 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Instrument 1
Member of 1
Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
SNARC ID 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
David Edward Hughes was born on May 16, 1831[1], in Bala[2]. He died on January 22, 1900[3], in London[4]. He worked as a musician[5], inventor[6], physicist[7], musicologist[8], and teacher[9].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for David Edward Hughes include Hughes Medal[46], a science award[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1902[49].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Hughes Medal[46], a science award[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1902[49].
FAQs
Where was David Edward Hughes born?
David Edward Hughes was born in Bala[2].
Where did David Edward Hughes die?
David Edward Hughes died in London[4].
Who was David Edward Hughes married to?
David Edward Hughes's spouses include Anna Merrill Chadbourne Morey Hughes[11].
What did David Edward Hughes do for work?
David Edward Hughes worked as a musician[5], inventor[6], physicist[7], musicologist[8], and teacher[9].
Where did David Edward Hughes go to school?
David Edward Hughes was educated at Spalding Hall[16].
What awards did David Edward Hughes receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[17], Royal Medal[18], Commander of the Legion of Honour[19], and Albert Medal[20].