James Glaisher
English meteorologist and astronomer
James Glaisher FRS (7 April 1809 – 7 February 1903) was an English meteorologist, aeronaut and astronomer.2
From Wikipedia’s article on James Glaisher (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Apr 7, 1809, died Feb 7, 1903.1
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Career
Occupation: balloonist, engineer, military flight engineer, meteorologist, astronomer, translator.4
- Date not recordedFounded Royal Meteorological Society3
Personal life
- BornApr 7, 1809, London5
- DiedFeb 7, 1903, London6
- CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland7
- SpouseCecilia Glaisher8
In 1843 he married Cecilia Louisa Belville, a daughter of Henry Belville, Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. James and Cecilia had two sons: Ernest Glaisher and the mathematician James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (1848–1928), and one daughter: Cecilia Appelina (1845–1932).
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Awards
- Date not recordedFellow of the Royal Society9
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- 1WikidataJames Glaisher on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJames Glaisher on Wikipedia
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- 11Wikimedia CommonsJames Glaisher photo by unknown, Public domain