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Harold Spencer Jones
Sir Harold Spencer Jones
British astronomer (1890–1960).
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Harold Spencer Jones
Member Of
Royal Society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
International Astronomical Union
National Academy of Sciences
(1943 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Start Time
:
1943
American Philosophical Society
(1942 - )
Start Time
:
1942
Place of Birth
Kensington
London
Place of Death
London
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of Birth
3/29/1890
Date of Death
11/3/1960
Instance Of
Human
Award Received
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Medal
(1943)
Point in Time
:
1943
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1943)
Point in Time
:
1943
Bruce Medal
(1949)
Point in Time
:
1949
Prix Jules Janssen
(1945)
Point in Time
:
1945
Honorary Doctor of the University of Calcutta
Honorary Doctor of the University of Toulouse
(1949)
Point in Time
:
1949
Doctor Honoris Causa From the University of Paris
(11/26/1949)
Point in Time
:
11/26/1949
Given Name
Harold
Occupation
Astronomer
Educated At
Latymer Upper School
Jesus College
Family Name
Jones
Employer
Royal Observatory
Position Held
Astronomer Royal
(1933 - 1955)
Replaces
:
Frank Watson Dyson
Replaced By
:
Richard Van Der Riet Woolley
Series Ordinal
:
10
Start Time
:
1933
End Time
:
1955
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Sex or Gender
Male
Described by Source
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference
External Pages About Harold Spencer Jones
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
UK National Archives
National Academy of Sciences Member
Goodreads Author
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