David Gill
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David Gill was a prominent Scottish astronomer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his pioneering work in astrometry and for serving as Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Gill canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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astronomer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
NERFINISHED
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Royal Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1843-06-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-01-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrometry
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astronomy ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonoraryDegree |
D.Sc. from University of Cambridge
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LL.D. from University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | development of photographic astrometry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | advances in photographic technology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accurate stellar parallax measurements
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improvements in astronomical instrumentation ⓘ leadership in international astronomical cooperation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Astronomical Society
NERFINISHED
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | David Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Carte du Ciel project
NERFINISHED
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geodetic surveys in South Africa ⓘ measurement of the solar parallax ⓘ photographic star catalogues ⓘ pioneering work in astrometry ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Aberdeen
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfWork | Cape of Good Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope
NERFINISHED
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director of the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Isobel Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
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South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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