Herbert Hall Turner

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academic astronomer human seismologist

Herbert Hall Turner was a prominent British astronomer and seismologist known for his work on stellar cataloguing, the discovery of deep-focus earthquakes, and his leadership in early 20th-century international astronomical projects.

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instanceOf academic ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
human ⓘ
seismologist ⓘ
awardReceived Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) ⓘ
surface form: Fellow of the Royal Society
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1861-08-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1930-08-20 ⓘ
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form: University of Cambridge
employer Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ
surface form: Royal Greenwich Observatory

University of Oxford ⓘ
familyName Turner ⓘ
fieldOfWork astrometry ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
seismology ⓘ
stellar catalogues ⓘ
givenName Herbert ⓘ
hasOccupation astronomer ⓘ
seismologist ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
knownFor contributions to the International Astronomical Union ⓘ
discovery of deep-focus earthquakes ⓘ
leadership in international astronomical projects ⓘ
work on stellar cataloguing ⓘ
work on the International Latitude Service ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
name Herbert Hall Turner self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableWork contributions to the Astrographic Catalogue ⓘ
organization of international astronomical cooperation in the early 20th century ⓘ
studies of earthquake depth distribution ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
Leeds ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ
Oxfordshire ⓘ
positionHeld Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford ⓘ
chief assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Greenwich ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ

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subject surface form: Savilian Chair of Astronomy