John Derbyshire

John Derbyshire was a British and American journalist, writer, podcaster, programmer and mathematician (born 1945). He was born at Northampton.

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Identity

What the record establishes about John Derbyshire.

John Derbyshire is recorded as journalist, writer, podcaster, programmer and mathematician. Eyam plague 1665-1666 / by John G. Clifford. is dated 1989 and held by Wellcome Collection. John Derbyshire is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom and United States. Fire from the Sun, Volume 1 is dated 2000.

Works and catalogued output

Wikidata Query Service catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 6 works under this heading.

Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1989 to 2006.

Prime Obsession. Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream. We Are Doomed. Gibt es einen Kunstinstinkt? On A Green Knoll Apart. Conservatism Inc. From the Dissident Right. Fire from the Sun, Volume 1, dated 2000. Fire from the Sun, Volume 2, dated 2000. Fire from the Sun, Volume 3, dated 2000. Unknown Quantity, dated 2006. Eyam plague 1665-1666 / by John G. Clifford., dated 1989, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 151 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Whitby, John Michael, MP (Lab) Derbyshire Dales, since 2024, Who's Who, 2024. Barker, John Edward, (9 April 1832–20 Aug. 1912), KC; JP Derbyshire, Who Was Who, 2007. Turner, Sir John, (29 March 1858–3 March 1931), a South Derbyshire colliery owner, Who Was Who, 2007. Bather, Sir John Knollys, (5 May 1934–29 Dec. 2016), Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, 1994–2009, Who's Who, 2007. Newing, John Frederick, (1 March 1940–1 July 2016), DL; Chief Constable, Derbyshire Constabulary, 1990–2000, Who's Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1945John Derbyshire born at Northampton.
  2. 1997Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream: A Novel digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 2000Fire from the Sun, Volume 1 is dated 2000.
  4. 2016Blackety Black digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Barker, John Edward, (9 April 1832–20 Aug. 1912), KC; JP Derbyshire, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Bather, Sir John Knollys, (5 May 1934–29 Dec. 2016), Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, 1994–2009, Who's Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Newing, John Frederick, (1 March 1940–1 July 2016), DL; Chief Constable, Derbyshire Constabulary, 1990–2000, Who's Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for John Derbyshire (Internet Archive), 9 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Turner, Sir John, (29 March 1858–3 March 1931), a South Derbyshire colliery owner, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Whitby, John Michael, MP (Lab) Derbyshire Dales, since 2024, Who's Who, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500330117, John Derbyshire & Co..

    authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under John Derbyshire as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 151 works naming John Derbyshire.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1659427: John Derbyshire

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “John Derbyshire”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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