Fellow details
| AuthorizedFormsOfName |
Johnson; Manuel John (1805 - 1859)
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| Surname |
Johnson
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| Forenames |
Manuel John
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| OtherFormsOfName |
Johnson, Manoel John
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| DatesofExistence |
1805 - 1859
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| DatesAndPlaces |
Birth:
Macao, China (23 May 1805)
Death:
Oxford (28 February 1859)
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| Address |
Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford
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| Activity |
Research Field:
Astronomy, meteorology
Education:
Mr Styles' Classical Academy, Thames Ditton; Addiscombe; Magdalen College, Oxford. MA (1839)
Career:
Sent to St Helena by the HEIC (1823); supervised the building of the Ladder Hill Observatory, St Helena (from 1826); Superintendent of the Observatory (by 1828); left St Helena (1833); published 'Catalogue of 606 principal fixed stars in the Southern Hemisphere (1835); Radcliffe Observer, Oxford (after 1839); died of a heart attack; prize essay instituted at Oxford in his memory
Memberships:
FRAS (President 1857-1858)
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| RSActivity |
Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
5/06/1856
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| Relationships |
Son of John William Roberts of the HEIC; his mother was Portuguese; placed in the care of John William Bowden, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England; married the daughter of Dr James Ogle
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| Source |
Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Hearl, 'Island of opportunity
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1859-1860 vol 10 pp xxi-xxiv
Notes:
J Tyndall's signature under From General Knowledge has been crossed out
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| Code |
NA7684
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