EntityQ4334178· pop 9· linked from 17 articlesDenison OlmstedSign in to saveU.S. physicist and astronomer (1791–1859)Person · Open LibraryBorn1791Died1859Works64Top worksXVII. Timothy Dwight as a teacherA compendium of natural philosophyOutlines of a course of lectures on meteorologyLetters on astronomy, addressed to a ladyAn introduction to natural philosophyvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn18 June 1791Died13 May 1859via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthEast HartfordPlace of deathNew HavenOccupationphysicistEducated atYale CollegeEmployerUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillLanguages spokenEnglish languageField of workastronomyConnectionsauroraEntityUnited StatesCountryCategories1791 births1859 deathsAmerican astronomersBurials at Grove Street CemeteryPeople from East Hartford, ConnecticutUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill facultyYale College alumniYale University faculty