Thomas Gwyn Elger

Summary

Thomas Gwyn Elger is a human^[1]. He was born in Bedford^[2]. He was born on +1836-10-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Bedford^[4]. He died on +1897-01-08T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Bedford^[2], Thomas Gwyn Elger…
• Thomas Gwyn Elger passed away in Bedford^[4].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger was born on +1836-10-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger died on +1897-01-08T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[8].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's field of work was astronomy^[9].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger was educated at University College London^[10].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's education included a stint at Bedford School^[11].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger was a member of Royal Astronomical Society^[12].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger is recorded as male^[13].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030356308^[15].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13815290^[16].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's GND ID is recorded as 171920228^[17].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86872135^[18].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's IdRef ID is recorded as 076498204^[19].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Gwyn Elger^[20].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/063ym6^[21].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's given name is recorded as Thomas^[22].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 50965^[23].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's Project Gutenberg author ID is recorded as 7561^[24].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's openMLOL author ID is recorded as 177218^[25].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007271557205171^[26].
• Thomas Gwyn Elger's Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID is recorded as 405^[27].

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Origins and Family

Thomas Gwyn Elger was born in Bedford^[2]. He was born on +1836-10-27T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University College London^[10], a university college^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1826^[30], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[31] and Bedford School^[11], an independent school^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1908^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas Gwyn Elger worked as an astronomer^[6]. His field of work was astronomy^[9].

Death and Burial

Thomas Gwyn Elger died on +1897-01-08T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Bedford^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Thomas Gwyn Elger include Elger^[35], a lunar crater^[36].

Why It Matters

Thomas Gwyn Elger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include Elger^[35], a lunar crater^[36].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Gwyn Elger born?

Thomas Gwyn Elger's place of birth was Bedford^[2].

Where did Thomas Gwyn Elger die?

Thomas Gwyn Elger died in Bedford^[4].

What did Thomas Gwyn Elger do for work?

Thomas Gwyn Elger worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Thomas Gwyn Elger go to school?

Thomas Gwyn Elger was educated at University College London^[10] and Bedford School^[11].