William Huggins British astronomer
William Huggins is a 86 years old British astronomer from London, England. William Huggins was born on February 07, 1824 (died on May 12, 1910, he was 86 years old) in London, England.
About
No, he died on 05/12/1910, 114 years ago. He was 86 years old when he died. He died in London
Family
Wives
William Huggins had two marriages.
Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Astronomer
He married with Margaret Lindsay Huggins (67), in 1875. William Huggins was 50 and Margaret Lindsay Huggins was 27 years old. Married for 149 years, 10 months.
Mary Ann Gibson
Huggins married with Mary Ann Gibson in 1831. William Huggins was 6 years old. Married for 193 years, 10 months.
Children
He had two children, Jane (192) and William (84) . When his first child, Jane Huggins, was born, William Huggins was 8 years old.
Awards (13)
Awarded Actonian Prize in 1900 , awarded Henry Draper Medal in 1901 , awarded Bruce Medal in 1904 , awarded Lalande Prize in 1870 , awarded Rumford Medal in 1880 ,
Education
He graduated from City Of London School
What was William's zodiac sign?William Huggins zodiac sign was aquarius.
Other facts about William Huggins
| Award | Henry Draper Medal, Rumford Medal, Copley Medal, Bruce Medal, Royal Medal |
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| Place of death | London |
| KnownFor | Astronomical spectroscopy |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Position held | President Of The Royal Society , start time: 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister , replaced by: John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh , series ordinal: 38 |
| Member of | National Academy Of Sciences , start time: 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z , subject has role: Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Date of death | 1910-05-12T00:00:00Z |
| Place of birth | London |
| Family name | Huggins. Show people with the surname Huggins |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000488504 |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland |
| Field of work | Astronomy |
| Given name | William |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Writing language | English |
