Astronomer Royal

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official title person scientific office

The Astronomer Royal is a senior official title in the United Kingdom historically given to the leading royal astronomer responsible for advancing astronomical research and advising the Crown.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Astronomer Royal canonical	29
Astronomer Royal for Scotland	4
Astronomer Royal of the United Kingdom	2
Royal Astronomer of Ireland	2
Astronomer Royal of Ireland	1
King's Astronomer	1
Royal Astronomer to George III	1

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official title ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ scientific office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
appointedBy	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy	Charles II of England ⓘ
endTime	1719 ⓘ 1742 ⓘ 1762 ⓘ 1811 ⓘ 1881 ⓘ 1910 ⓘ 1933 ⓘ 1955 ⓘ 1971 ⓘ 1982 ⓘ 1990 ⓘ 1995 ⓘ present ⓘ
field	astronomy ⓘ
hasDuties	advancing astronomical research ⓘ advising the Crown on astronomical matters ⓘ
hasFemaleEquivalent	Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Astronomer Royal for Scotland
hasGenderRestriction	none ⓘ
hasTitleHolder	Arnold Wolfendale ⓘ Edmund Halley ⓘ surface form: Edmond Halley Francis Graham-Smith ⓘ Frank Watson Dyson ⓘ Sir George Airy ⓘ surface form: George Biddell Airy Harold Spencer Jones ⓘ James Bradley ⓘ John Flamsteed ⓘ Martin Rees ⓘ Martin Ryle ⓘ Nevil Maskelyne ⓘ Richard Woolley ⓘ William Christie ⓘ
historicalFunction	direction of the Royal Observatory ⓘ production of astronomical tables for navigation ⓘ
inception	1675 ⓘ
nominatedBy	Prime Minister ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
originalWorkLocation	Greenwich ⓘ surface form: Greenwich, London Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ
partOf	Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld	Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
relatedPosition	Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Astronomer Royal for Scotland Astronomer Royal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Astronomer Royal of Ireland
reportsTo	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
startTime	1675 ⓘ 1720 ⓘ 1742 ⓘ 1765 ⓘ 1835 ⓘ 1881 ⓘ 1910 ⓘ 1933 ⓘ 1956 ⓘ 1972 ⓘ 1982 ⓘ 1991 ⓘ 1995 ⓘ
status	largely honorary in the modern era ⓘ
subsequentWorkLocation	Cambridge, England ⓘ Herstmonceux, East Sussex ⓘ Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ surface form: Royal Greenwich Observatory

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Margaret Maskelyne → positionHeld → Astronomer Royal ⓘ

subject surface form: Nevil Maskelyne

Edmund Halley → positionHeld → Astronomer Royal ⓘ