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William Cranch Bond
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American astronomer (1789–1859)
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William Cranch Bond was an American astronomer, meteorologist, photographer, and meteorological observer. Born in Portland in 1789, he worked at Harvard University in Cambridge. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, where he was recognized in the collection.
Bond died in Cambridge in 1859 and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery. He was the father of George Phillips Bond. His life and work are described in sources such as Nordisk familjebok, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Portland
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Child
- George Phillips Bond
- Occupation
- meteorological observer
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Image
- William Cranch Bond.jpg
- Work location
- Cambridge
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- date of birth
- 1789-09-09
- date of death
- 1859-01-29
- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- Commons gallery
- William Cranch Bond
- Commons category
- William Cranch Bond
- name in native language
- William Cranch Bond
- Commons Creator page
- William Cranch Bond
- place of burial
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
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