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Henry Draper
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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."
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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
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Prince Edward County
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Mary Anna Draper
- Father
- John William Draper
- Occupation
- physicist
- Educated at
- Grossman School of Medicine
- Employer
- New York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Henry Draper.1837-1882.jpg
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- Commons category
- Henry Draper
- date of birth
- 1837-03-07
- date of death
- 1882-11-20
- name in native language
- Henry Draper
- relative
- Antonia Maury
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- writing language
- English language
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Green-Wood Cemetery
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Henry Draper, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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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.