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William Huggins was a British astronomer, physicist, astrophysicist, and photographer born in London in 1824. He was educated at the City of London School and worked in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and spectroscopy. Huggins contributed to the journal *Popular Science* and wrote in English. He was married to Margaret Lindsay Huggins.
Huggins received several awards, including the Copley Medal, Royal Medal, Henry Draper Medal, and the title of Fellow of the Royal Society. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died in London in 1910 and is buried at Golders Green Crematorium.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1824-02-07 ) 7 February 1824, Cornhill , Middlesex , England
- Died
- 12 May 1910 (1910-05-12) (aged 86), Tulse Hill , London , England
- Known for
- Astronomical spectroscopy
- Spouse
- Margaret Lindsay Huggins
- Awards
- Royal Medal (1866) , Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1867) , Lalande Prize (1870) , Rumford Medal (1880) , Valz Prize (1882) , Janssen Medal (1888) , Copley Medal (1898) , Actonian Prize (1900) , Henry Draper Medal (1901) , Bruce Medal (1904)
- Fields
- Astronomy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Spouse
- Margaret Lindsay Huggins
- Occupation
- astrophysicist
- Educated at
- City of London School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Order of Merit
- Field of work
- spectroscopy
- Image
- Huggins William 1910.jpg
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- Commons category
- William Huggins
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1824-02-07
- date of death
- 1910-05-12
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- William Huggins
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- William Huggins
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- P8168
- Ouézy
- P12749
- Vincent Ferré
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- Commons Creator page
- William Huggins
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir William Huggins (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was a British astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together with his wife, Margaret.
Biography
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