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Nigel Henbest

British astronomer
Person Human Q7032445

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
1951, May 6, 1951[8]
Place of birth
Manchester
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
astronomer, astrophysicist, television producer, television writer, writer, adviser[11]
Field of work
astronomy, astrophysics, television production, educational television, popular science literature, radio astronomy[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
University of Leicester[18]
Father
Bernard Henbest[9]
Doctoral advisor
Martin Ryle[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Henbest[22]
Given name
Nigel[23]
Residence
United Kingdom[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nigel Henbest ar نايجل هينبيست cs Stuart Nigel Henbest he נייג'ל הנבסט zh 尼傑·漢貝斯特
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000109060702
VIAF cluster ID
59230966
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78004548
GND ID
133964787
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nigel Henbest.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13335995x
BookBrainz author ID
8f758376-95b6-4e43-8ecc-fa99f8d9d848
CBDB.cz author ID
33262
DDB person (GND) ID
133964787
Databazeknih.cz author ID
16326
Freebase ID
/m/02q5v4p
IdRef ID
035780088
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J9U entity ID
987007447378205171
KBR person ID
14122050
NDL Authority ID
00443009
NL CR AUT ID
ola2004192497
NUKAT ID
n98026915
National Library of Greece ID
71102
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200904117
National Library of Latvia ID
000026654
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810651104705606
National Library of Portugal ID
250675
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX966974
National Virtual Library of India ID
145412
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068967373
PUG authority ID
137220
Parsifal cluster ID
347653
SVKKL authority ID
p0068873-Henbest-Nigel-1951
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcWqVbGkX9gqcgHRMGrbd
Yale LUX ID
person/b5b375a7-9c7e-441a-8cb6-6e223eb61b86

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Summary

Nigel Henbest was born on January 1, 1951[1], in Manchester[2]. He has worked as an astronomer[3], astrophysicist[4], television producer[5], television writer[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Nigel Henbest born?

Nigel Henbest was born in Manchester[2].

Who were Nigel Henbest's parents?

Nigel Henbest's father was Bernard Henbest[9].

What did Nigel Henbest do for work?

Nigel Henbest worked as an astronomer[3], astrophysicist[4], television producer[5], television writer[6], and writer[7].

Where did Nigel Henbest go to school?

Nigel Henbest was educated at University of Leicester[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BNE authority file. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1951, May 6, 1951
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57226: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0068873-Henbest-Nigel-1951
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0068873-Henbest-Nigel-1951, batch #259497"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987007447378205171
    KBR person ID → 14122050
    NUKAT ID → n98026915
    CBDB.cz author ID → 33262
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32149: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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