George Biddell Airy English astronomer
George Biddell Airy is a 90 years old English astronomer from Alnwick, England. George Biddell Airy was born on July 27, 1801 (died on January 02, 1892, he was 90 years old) in Alnwick, England. His nickname was Airey George Biddell (alternate spelling).
About
No, he died on 01/02/1892, 132 years ago. He was 90 years old when he died. He died in Greenwich
Awards (11)
Awarded Bakerian Lecture in 1840 , awarded Lalande Prize in 1834 , awarded Copley Medal in 1831 , awarded Royal medal in 1845 , awarded Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1846 ,
Education
He graduated from Trinity College and Colchester Royal Grammar School
What was George's zodiac sign?George Biddell Airy zodiac sign was leo.
Other facts about George Biddell Airy
| Alias | Airey George Biddell (alternate spelling) |
|---|---|
| AlmaMater | Trinity College Cambridge, Colchester Royal Grammar School |
| Award | Copley Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Lalande Prize |
| Place of death | Greenwich |
| KnownFor | Astronomer Royal |
| Member of | National Academy Of Sciences , start time: 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z , subject has role: Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Position held | Lucasian Professor Of Mathematics , start time: 1826-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1828-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: Thomas Turton , replaced by: Charles Babbage , series ordinal: 10 |
| Archives at | National Library Of Wales , inventory number: NLW Facs 950 , reference URL: https://archives.library.wales/index.php/arfonwyson-letters |
| British Museum person-institution | 82880 |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland |
| Biografisch Portaal number | 61402825 |
| Honorific prefix | Sir |
| Date of death | 1892-01-02T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | George |
| Employer | University Of Cambridge |
| MacTutor id (biographies) | Airy |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA02025782 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Place of birth | Alnwick |
| Native language | English |
| Writing language | English |
