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Herbert Dingle

British astronomer and historian of science (1890–1978)
Person Human Q628065

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20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
August 2, 1890, 1890[10]
Date of death
September 4, 1978, 1978[11]
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Kingston upon Hull
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[12]
Occupation
physicist, astronomer, philosopher of science, astrophysicist, historian of science, university teacher, philosopher[13][14]
Employer
Imperial College London[22]
Field of work
astrophysics, physics, astronomy, natural philosophy, philosophy of science[15][16][17][18][19]
Position held
President of the British Society for the History of Science, President of the Royal Astronomical Society[20][21]
Educated at
Imperial College London[23]
Student of
Alfred Fowler[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Archives at
Imperial College London[28]
Family name
Dingle[29]
Given name
Herbert[30]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[34]
Member of
International Academy of the History of Science, British Society for the History of Science, Royal Astronomical Society[24][25][26]
Name in native language
Herbert Dingle[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en H Dingle en H. Dingle en Herbert Dingle fa هربرت دینگله ko 허버트 딩글 ru Герберт Дингл ru Дингл, Герберт
🔖 Identifiers · 44
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)
Herbert Dingle 440.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90821896
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
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Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
3231
CANTIC ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
143211072
FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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MacTutor biography ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
66838
NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp72482
National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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UK National Archives ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
981058601559906706
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c9d4a988-21da-4f94-9596-f0d51f500718
ZbMATH author ID
dingle.herbert

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
philosopher, astronomer, physicist, university teacher, astrophysicist, philosopher of science, historian of science
Field of work 5
astronomy, physics, astrophysics, philosophy of science, natural philosophy
Member of 2
Royal Astronomical Society, International Academy of the History of Science
Archives at 1
Imperial College London
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Imperial College London
Employer 1
Imperial College London
Given name 1
Herbert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Hughes Prize
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
Kingston upon Hull
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Alfred Fowler
Teachers 1
Alfred Fowler
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Herbert Dingle was born on August 2, 1890[1], in London[2]. He died on September 4, 1978[3], in Kingston upon Hull[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], astronomer[6], philosopher of science[7], astrophysicist[8], and historian of science[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Herbert Dingle include Hughes Prize[35], a science award[36], in United Kingdom[37].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Herbert Dingle include Hughes Prize[35], a science award[36], in United Kingdom[37].

FAQs

Where was Herbert Dingle born?

Herbert Dingle was born in London[2].

Where did Herbert Dingle die?

Herbert Dingle passed away in Kingston upon Hull[4].

What did Herbert Dingle do for work?

Herbert Dingle worked as a physicist[5], astronomer[6], philosopher of science[7], astrophysicist[8], and historian of science[9].

Where did Herbert Dingle go to school?

Herbert Dingle was educated at Imperial College London[23].

Related Entities

astronomy astrophysics Imperial College London Kingston upon Hull London philosophy of science physics United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . bshs.org.uk. bshs.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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