Mary Somerville Science writer and polymath
Mary Somerville is a 91 years old Science writer and polymath from Jedburgh, Scotland. Mary Somerville was born on December 26, 1780 (died on November 28, 1872, she was 91 years old) in Jedburgh, Scotland as Mary Fairfax.
About
Birth name of Mary Somerville is Mary Fairfax
No, she died on 11/28/1872, 152 years ago. She was 91 years old when she died. She died in Naples and buried in English Cemetery, Naples .
Family
Her mother is Margaret Charters and her father is William George Fairfax. and William George Fairfax was 41 years old when Mary born. Her father was a British Royal Navy officer.
Parents
Mother: Margaret Charters
Father: William George Fairfax
Husbands
Mary Somerville had five marriages.
William Somerville
She married with William Somerville in 1812. Mary Somerville was 31 and William Somerville was 41 years old. Married for 213 years, 29 days.
Samuel Greig, Scottish admiral
Somerville married with Samuel Greig (51), in 1804. Mary was 23 and Samuel Greig was 67 years old. They ended their 3 years marriage in 1807.
Children
She had ten children, Alan , Victoria , Adam , Helen , Walter (66) , Woronzow (60) , Captain (59) , Martha (66) , Very (50) and Philip (64) .
Awards (1)
Awarded Patron’s Medal in 1868 .
What was Mary's zodiac sign?Mary Somerville zodiac sign was capricorn.
Other facts about Mary Somerville
| Place of death | Naples |
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| Nationality | Scotland |
| Given name | Mary , series ordinal: 1 |
| Married name | Mary Greig , start time: 1804-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1812-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Family name | Fairfax. Show people with the surname Fairfax , end time: 1804-01-01T00:00:00Z , object has role: name at birth |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland |
| Name in native language | Mary Somerville |
| Birth name | Mary Fairfax |
| British Museum person-institution | 46767 |
| Commons Creator page | Mary Somerville |
| Field of work | Popular Science |
| Place of burial | English Cemetery, Naples |
| Member of | American Philosophical Society |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Student | Ada Lovelace |
| Date of death | 1872-11-28T00:00:00Z |
| Writing language | English |
| Google Doodle | Celebrating-mary-somerville |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA03251084 |
