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William Henry Pickering
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American astronomer (1858–1938)
Key facts
- Born
- February 15, 1858, Boston, Massachusetts , US
- Died
- January 16, 1938 (1938-01-16) (aged 79), Mandeville, Jamaica
- Alma mater
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1897)
- Relatives
- Edward Charles Pickering (brother)
- Awards
- Lalande Prize (1905), Prix Jules Janssen (1909)
- Fields
- Astronomy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Mandeville
- Sibling
- Edward Charles Pickering
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- astrophysics
- Image
- William Henry Pickering.jpg
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- date of death
- 1938-01-16
- date of birth
- 1858-02-15
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- name in native language
- William Henry Pickering
- professorship
- professor
- Commons Creator page
- William Henry Pickering
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Encyclopedic overview
William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 16, 1938) was an American astronomer. Pickering constructed and established several observatories or astronomical observation stations, notably including Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory. He spent much of the later part of his life at his private observatory in Jamaica.
Early life
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