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Bernard Lovell

English physicist and radio astronomer
Person Human Q319234

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
August 31, 1913
Date of death
August 6, 2012
Place of birth
Oldland Common
Place of death
Swettenham
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9][10]
Occupation
astronomer, physicist, university teacher
Employer
University of Manchester[13]
Field of work
astronomy[11]
Position held
President of the Royal Astronomical Society[12]
Educated at
King's Oak Academy, à l'époque Kingswood Grammar School, University of Bristol[14][15]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize, Knight Bachelor, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Guthrie Lecture, Dalton Medal[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Notable work
radio astronomy[16]
Child
Bryan Lovell[8]
Doctoral student
Gerald Hawkins, Rod Davies, John Clegg[32][33][34]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics[40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[41]
Birth name
Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell[42]
Described by source
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference[39]
Family name
Lovell[35]
Given name
Alfred, Bernard, Charles[36][37][38]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Society of London, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Astronomical Union, American Philosophical Society[26][27][28][29][30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell en Sir Bernard Lovell en Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell en Bernard Lovell ar الفرد شارلز برنارد لوفيل ar ألفرد شارلز برنارد لوفيل ar برنارد لوفيل cs A. C. B.(Alfred Charles Bernard) Lovell cs Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell cs Arthur Charles Bernard Lovell cs A. C. B. Lovell da Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell de ABC Lovell de A. B. C. Lovell de Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell de Lovell ABC de Sir Bernard Lovell es Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell es Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell fa برنار لاول
🔖 Identifiers · 92
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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AstroGen ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BIU Santé person ID
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BabelNet ID
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FamilySearch person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IAU member ID
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IAU member ID (archived)
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Interlingual Index ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MR Author ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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NYRB contributor ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3933938
Open Library ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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PM20 folder ID
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Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA7992
Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Science Museum people ID
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Treccani ID
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UK National Archives ID
F63735
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 8
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Knight Bachelor, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize, Dalton Medal
Member of 5
International Astronomical Union, Royal Society of London, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Nominated for 4
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics
Given name 3
Charles, Alfred, Bernard
Occupation 3
astronomer, physicist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Doctoral student 1
Gerald Hawkins
Doctoral students 1
Gerald Hawkins
Educated at 1
University of Bristol
Employer 1
University of Manchester
Field of work 1
astronomy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Lovell Telescope
Notable work 1
radio astronomy
Place of death 1
Swettenham
Sex or gender 1
male
← Designed by 1
Lovell Telescope
← Winner 1
Benjamin Franklin Medal
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Summary

Bernard Lovell was born on August 31, 1913[1], in Oldland Common[2]. He died on August 6, 2012[3], in Swettenham[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Bernard Lovell include Lovell Telescope[43], a radio telescope[44], in United Kingdom[45].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Lovell Telescope[43], a radio telescope[44], in United Kingdom[45].

His notable doctoral advisees include Gerald Hawkins[46], an astronomer[47], 1928–2003[48], of United Kingdom[49], specialised in archaeoastronomy[50].

FAQs

Where was Bernard Lovell born?

Bernard Lovell's place of birth was Oldland Common[2].

Where did Bernard Lovell die?

Bernard Lovell died in Swettenham[4].

What did Bernard Lovell do for work?

Bernard Lovell worked as an astronomer[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Bernard Lovell go to school?

Bernard Lovell was educated at King's Oak Academy, à l'époque Kingswood Grammar School[14] and University of Bristol[15].

What awards did Bernard Lovell receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[17], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[18], Royal Medal[19], and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[20].

Related Entities

astronomy United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland University of Manchester

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  2. [4] ↑ . astron.nl. astron.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [33] ↑ . Astronomy Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  32. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . jb.man.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
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  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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