Edward Charles Pickering American astronomer
Edward Charles Pickering is a 72 years old American astronomer from Boston, Massachusetts. Edward Charles Pickering was born on July 19, 1846 (died on February 03, 1919, he was 72 years old) in Boston, Massachusetts.
About
No, he died on 02/03/1919, 105 years ago. He was 72 years old when he died. He died in Cambridge
Family
Sibling
Edward Charles Pickering had 1 sibling. William
Awards (7)
Awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts , awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , awarded Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1900 , awarded Henry Draper Medal in 1887 , awarded Rumford Prize in 1890 ,
Education
He graduated from Harvard University
What was Edward's zodiac sign?Edward Charles Pickering zodiac sign was cancer.
Other facts about Edward Charles Pickering
| Award | Henry Draper Medal, Bruce Medal |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Cambridge |
| KnownFor | Binary star |
| Nationality | United States |
| Field of work | Astrophysics |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Employer | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| Doctoral student | Williamina Fleming |
| Name in native language | Edward Charles Pickering |
| Member of | Royal Society |
| Family name | Pickering. Show people with the surname Pickering |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Date of death | 1919-02-03T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Edward , series ordinal: 1 |
