William Pearson

English schoolmaster and astronomer (1767-1847)

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Instance of: human
Given name: William
Family name: Pearson
Gender: male
Citizenship: England
Place of death: South Kilworth
Occupation: astronomer
Educated at: University of Cambridge
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Image: Portrait of William Pearson (1767-1847) from History of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1820-1920.png

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member of: Royal Society
date of birth: 1767-04-23
date of death: 1847-09-06

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William Pearson FRS (23 avril 1767–6 septembre 1847) est un maître d'école anglais, astronome et fondateur de la Royal Astronomical Society. Il est l'auteur de Practical Astronomy (2 vol., 1825 et 1829) .

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