Frank Watson Dyson English astronomer and Astronomer Royal
Frank Watson Dyson is a 71 years old English astronomer and Astronomer Royal from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England. Frank Watson Dyson was born on January 08, 1868 (died on May 25, 1939, he was 71 years old) in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England.
About
No, he died on 05/25/1939, 85 years ago. He was 71 years old when he died. He died in Cape Town and buried in sea .
Awards (5)
Awarded Bruce Medal in 1922 , awarded Royal medal in 1921 , awarded Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1925 , awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society and
Education
He graduated from Heath Grammar School and Trinity College
What was Frank's zodiac sign?Frank Watson Dyson zodiac sign was capricorn.
Other facts about Frank Watson Dyson
| AlmaMater | Trinity College Cambridge |
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| KnownFor | Astronomer Royal |
| Position held | Astronomer Royal , start time: 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: William Christie , replaced by: Harold Spencer Jones , series ordinal: 9 |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland , end time: 1927-04-12T00:00:00Z , end cause: Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 |
| Member of | National Academy Of Sciences , start time: 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z , subject has role: Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Date of death | 1939-05-25T00:00:00Z |
| Employer | Royal Observatory |
| Place of death | Cape Town |
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| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000041718 |
| Given name | Frank |
| Place of burial | Sea |
| Place of birth | Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
