Frank Watson Dyson
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English astronomer and Astronomer Royal (1868–1939)
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- Place of death
- Cape Town
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- Astronomer Royal
- Employer
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Bruce Medal
- Field of work
- solar eclipse
- Image
- Frank Watson Dyson.jpg
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- National Academy of Sciences
- Commons category
- Frank Watson Dyson
- date of birth
- 1868-01-08
- date of death
- 1939-05-25
- place of burial
- sea
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- writing language
- English language
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1868 births1939 deaths20th-century English astronomersAcademics of the University of EdinburghAstronomers RoyalBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBurials at seaForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesKnights Commander of the Order of the British EmpireMasters of the Worshipful Company of ClockmakersPeople educated at Bradford Grammar SchoolPeople educated at Heath Grammar SchoolPeople from MeashamPeople who died at seaPresidents of the Institute of PhysicsPresidents of the International Astronomical UnionPresidents of the Royal Astronomical SocietyRecipients of the Bruce MedalRecipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyRoyal Medal winnersSecond Wranglers