Simon Newcomb American astronomer
Simon Newcomb is a 74 years old American astronomer from Nova Scotia. Simon Newcomb was born on March 12, 1835 (died on July 11, 1909, he was 74 years old) in Nova Scotia.
About
No, he died on 07/11/1909, 115 years ago. He was 74 years old when he died. Cause of death: cancer. He died in Washington, D.C. and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Family
Child
He had one child, Josepha .
Awards (6)
Awarded Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1873 , awarded Bruce Medal in 1897 , awarded Copley Medal in 1889 , awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts , awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour ,
Education
He graduated from Harvard University and Harvard School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences
What was Simon's zodiac sign?Simon Newcomb zodiac sign was pisces.
Other facts about Simon Newcomb
| AlmaMater | Harvard University |
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| Citizenship | United States |
| Place of death | Washington, D.C. |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Name in native language | Simon Newcomb |
| Doctoral student | Henry Ludwell Moore , point in time: 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Doctoral advisor | Benjamin Peirce , point in time: 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Member of | Royal Society , subject has role: Foreign Member of the Royal Society , start time: 1877-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Given name | Simon |
| Field of work | Mathematics |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10582371 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Family name | Newcomb. Show people with the surname Newcomb |
| Military rank | Admiral |
| Date of death | 1909-07-11T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Employer | Johns Hopkins University |
| Writing language | English |
