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William Huggins
Sir William Huggins
British astronomer (1824–1910).
Wikipedia | William Huggins
Statements about
William Huggins
Sex or Gender
Male
Member Of
Royal Society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Göttingen Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal Physiographic Society in Lund
Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei
Russian Academy of Sciences
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
(1904 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Start Time
:
1904
Place of Birth
London
Place of Death
London
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom
Date of Birth
2/7/1824
Date of Death
5/12/1910
Instance Of
Human
Image
Award Received
13 items
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Henry Draper Medal
(1901)
Point in Time
:
1901
Copley Medal
(1898)
Award Rationale
:
For his researches in spectrum analysis applied to the heavenly bodies.
Point in Time
:
1898
Royal Medal
(1866)
Point in Time
:
1866
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1885)
Point in Time
:
1885
Lalande Prize
(1870)
Point in Time
:
1870
Bruce Medal
(1904)
Point in Time
:
1904
Rumford Medal
(1880)
Point in Time
:
1880
Janssen Medal
(1888)
Point in Time
:
1888
Actonian Prize
(1900)
Point in Time
:
1900
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
(1885)
Point in Time
:
1885
Order of Merit
Given Name
William
Occupation
Astronomer
Physicist
Astrophysicist
Photographer
Described by Source
Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, Second Supplement
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Huggins, William (DNB12)
Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
Volume
:
2. udgave, Bind XI: Hasselmus—Hven, 1921
Page(s)
:
830
Reference URL
:
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Part Of
:
Project Runeberg
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24432332
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24749850
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q105108716
Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Huggins, William (3)
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Huggins, Sir William
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference
Commons Gallery
William Huggins
Spouse
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
(1875 - )
End Time
:
unknown value
Start Time
:
1875
Unnamed
:
1910
Field of Work
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Spectroscopy
Educated At
City of London School
Family Name
Huggins
Position Held
President of the Royal Society
(1900 - 1905)
Replaces
:
Joseph Lister
Replaced By
:
John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
Series Ordinal
:
38
Start Time
:
1900
End Time
:
1905
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Writing Language
English
Name in Native Language
William Huggins
Place of Burial
Golders Green Crematorium
Described at URL
http://www.digiporta.net/index.php?i ...
External Pages About William Huggins
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
UK National Archives
National Academy of Sciences Member
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