File:Henry_Draper2.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Henry Draper
Sign in to saveAmerican physician and astronomer (1837–1882)
OverviewAI-generated
Henry Draper (1837–1882) was an American astronomer, physician, photographer, and physicist. Born in Prince Edward County, he was educated at the Grossman School of Medicine and worked for New York University. His father was John William Draper, and he was a relative of Antonia Maury. Draper died in New York City from pneumonia.
He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His works, written in English, are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Notable publications include "On diffraction spectrum photography" and "Researches on astronomical spectrum-photography."
Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Europeana Sparql, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1837
- Died
- 1882
- Works
- 9
Top works
- On the construction of a silvered glass telescope, fifteen and a half inches in aperture, and its uses in celestial photography
- On diffraction spectrum photography
- Construction d'un télescope à miroir argenté de 15 pouces et demi d'ouverture et son emploi en photographie ecleste
- Lectures on the collects delivered at Camden Chapel
- Researches on astronomical spectrum-photography
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Kent
- Active from
- 1991-08-14
Discography
- The Introduction EP2010
- Draper2012
- Graduation2012
- Night Rider2012
- Men & Machines2013
- Sonder2014
- Perspectives EP2014
- Ghost Town2014
- Glossolody2015
- Pressure2015
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 20,494x
- The empirical mode decomposition and the Hilbert spectrum for nonlinear and non-stationary time series analysis
· 1998 · cited 19,817x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,984x
- ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions
· 2016 · cited 15,471x
- Nonparametric Tests Against Trend
· 1945 · cited 14,316x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “I propose in this preliminary paper to indicate the means by which I have discovered oxygen and probably in the sun, and also to present a new view of the consitutiion of the solar spectrum.Oxygen discloses itself itself by bright lines or bands in the solar spectrum, and does not give dark absorption ines like the metals.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1837-03-07 ) March 7, 1837, Prince Edward County, Virginia , US
- Died
- November 20, 1882 (1882-11-20) (aged 45), New York City, US
- Alma mater
- New York University School of Medicine
- Fields
- Astronomy
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Henry Draper, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
~5 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Henry Draper (March 7, 1837 – November 20, 1882) was an American medical doctor and amateur astronomer. He is best known today as a pioneer of astrophotography.
Life and work
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henry Draper” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.