Ian Ridpath

Ian Ridpath
Ridpath in 2015
Ridpath in 2015
Born (1947-05-01) May 1, 1947 (age 77)
Ilford, Essex
OccupationWriter, editor, encyclopedist, broadcaster
LanguageEnglish
Notable worksOxford Dictionary of Astronomy; Norton's Star Atlas; Star Tales
Notable awardsKlumpke-Roberts Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Website
ianridpath.com

Ian William Ridpath (born 1 May 1947, in Ilford, Essex) is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a popularizer of astronomy and a biographer of constellation history. As a UFO sceptic, he investigated and explained the Rendlesham Forest Incident of December 1980.