David Hughes

British astronomer (1941–2022)
Person human Q5235218
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David Hughes

Summary

David Hughes is a human[1]. He was born on +1941-11-07T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2022-06-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Hughes was born on +1941-11-07T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David Hughes died on +2022-06-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Hughes held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • David Hughes's professions included astronomer[4].
  • David Hughes's field of work was astronomy[7].
  • Among David Hughes's employers was University of Sheffield[8].
  • David Hughes's education included a stint at University of Birmingham[9].
  • David Hughes's education included a stint at New College[10].
  • David Hughes was a member of International Astronomical Union[11].
  • David Hughes is recorded as male[12].
  • David Hughes's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Hughes's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114976440[14].
  • David Hughes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 120748880[15].
  • David Hughes's GND ID is recorded as 1163471151[16].
  • David Hughes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79148416[17].
  • David Hughes's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15597380k[18].
  • David Hughes's IdRef ID is recorded as 123701503[19].
  • David Hughes's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA17642771[20].
  • David Hughes's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001106716[21].
  • David Hughes's Commons category is recorded as David Hughes (astronomer)[22].
  • David Hughes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bphcr[23].
  • David Hughes's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2017966732[24].
  • David Hughes's family name is recorded as Hughes[25].
  • David Hughes's given name is recorded as David[26].
  • David Hughes's given name is recorded as Wolstenholme[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Hughes was born on +1941-11-07T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Birmingham[9], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1900[30], headquartered in Birmingham[31] and New College[10], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1379[34].

Career and Affiliations

David Hughes worked as an astronomer[4]. His field of work was astronomy[7]. Among his employers was University of Sheffield[8].

Death and Burial

David Hughes died on +2022-06-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

David Hughes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did David Hughes do for work?

David Hughes worked as astronomer[4].

Where did David Hughes go to school?

David Hughes was educated at University of Birmingham[9] and New College[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . thetimes.co.uk. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Gnd id 1163471151
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id 15597380k
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