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James Craig Watson
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James Craig Watson was an American and Canadian astronomer and university teacher. Born in 1838, he worked as a professor at the University of Michigan and the Detroit Observatory. He received his education at the University of Michigan and Leipzig University. His doctoral advisor was Karl Christian Bruhns. Watson’s field of work was astronomy, and he was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
Watson was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He received the Lalande Prize for his contributions to his field. He spoke English and was described by sources including Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Watson died in Madison in 1880 from peritonitis, which was a natural cause of death.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1838-01-28 ) January 28, 1838, Fingal , Upper Canada
- Died
- November 23, 1880 (1880-11-23) (aged 42), Madison, Wisconsin , US
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Alma mater
- University of Michigan
- Occupations
- professor , physicist , astronomer
- Known for
- Discovery of comets and asteroids
- Awards
- Lalande Prize
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Watson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of death
- Madison
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Employer
- Detroit Observatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Lalande Prize
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- James Craig Watson (1838-1880).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1838-01-28
- date of death
- 1880-11-22
- Commons category
- James Craig Watson
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- cause of death
- peritonitis
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
James Craig Watson (January 28, 1838 – November 23, 1880) was a Canadian-American astronomer, discoverer of comets and minor planets, director of the University of Michigan's Detroit Observatory in Ann Arbor, and awarded with the Lalande Prize in 1869.
Biography
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