Nigel Priestley

Summary

Nigel Priestley is a human^[1]. He was born in Wellington^[2]. He was born on +1943-07-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Christchurch^[4]. He died on +2014-12-23T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an earthquake engineer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Nigel Priestley was born in Wellington^[2].
• Nigel Priestley passed away in Christchurch^[4].
• Nigel Priestley was born on +1943-07-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Nigel Priestley died on +2014-12-23T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Nigel Priestley held citizenship in New Zealand^[8].
• Nigel Priestley's professions included earthquake engineer^[6].
• Among Nigel Priestley's employers was University of Canterbury^[9].
• Among Nigel Priestley's employers was University of California, San Diego^[10].
• Nigel Priestley's education included a stint at Wellington High School^[11].
• Nigel Priestley was educated at University of Canterbury^[12].
• Nigel Priestley's doctoral advisor was Bob Park^[13].
• Nigel Priestley received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit^[14].
• Nigel Priestley received the Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[15].
• Nigel Priestley received the honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[16].
• Nigel Priestley's image is recorded as Nigel Priestley ONZM (cropped).jpg^[17].
• Nigel Priestley is recorded as male^[18].
• Nigel Priestley's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Nigel Priestley supervised John Mander as a doctoral student^[20].
• Nigel Priestley supervised Sri Sritharan as a doctoral student^[21].
• Nigel Priestley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066480378^[22].
• Nigel Priestley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93925256^[23].
• Nigel Priestley's GND ID is recorded as 1089890796^[24].
• Nigel Priestley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79015372^[25].
• Nigel Priestley's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123918039^[26].
• Nigel Priestley's IdRef ID is recorded as 097146544^[27].

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Origins and Family

Nigel Priestley's place of birth was Wellington^[2]. He was born on +1943-07-21T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Wellington High School^[11], a high school^[28], in New Zealand^[29], founded in 1886^[30] and University of Canterbury^[12], a university^[31], in New Zealand^[32], founded in 1873^[33]. Nigel Priestley's doctoral advisor was Bob Park^[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Nigel Priestley's professions included earthquake engineer^[6]. Employers include University of Canterbury^[9], a university^[35], in New Zealand^[36], founded in 1873^[37] and University of California, San Diego^[10], a public university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1960^[40]. Doctoral students include John Mander^[20], a researcher^[41], of New Zealand^[42] and Sri Sritharan^[21], an engineer^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit^[14], a grade of an order^[44], in New Zealand^[45]; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[15]; and honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[16], an award^[46], in Switzerland^[47].

Death and Burial

Nigel Priestley died on +2014-12-23T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Christchurch^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[48].

Why It Matters

Nigel Priestley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Nigel Priestley born?

Nigel Priestley's place of birth was Wellington^[2].

Where did Nigel Priestley die?

Nigel Priestley passed away in Christchurch^[4].

What did Nigel Priestley do for work?

Nigel Priestley worked as earthquake engineer^[6].

Where did Nigel Priestley go to school?

Nigel Priestley was educated at Wellington High School^[11] and University of Canterbury^[12].

What awards did Nigel Priestley receive?

Honors received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit^[14], Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[15], and honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[16].