Thomas James Henderson
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Scottish lawyer, astronomer and mathematician (1798-1844)
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Vinony catalogs Thomas James Henderson in its Fellows of the Royal Society collection (9,360 entries).
Within Vinony's link graph, Thomas James Henderson is referenced by 58 other articles, and connects out to Friedrich Bessel, Fellow of the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society.
Vinony files it under 1798 births, 1844 deaths and 19th-century British astronomers.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Henderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Dundee
- Place of death
- Edinburgh
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Position held
- Astronomer Royal for Scotland
- Employer
- University of Edinburgh
- Image
- Thomas James Henderson, 1798-1844 Henderson-01r.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- date of birth
- 1798-12-28
- date of death
- 1844-11-23
- place of burial
- Greyfriars Kirkyard
- Commons category
- Thomas Henderson (astronomer)
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Connections
Friedrich Bessel
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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Royal Astronomical Society
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City Observatory
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South Africa
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astronomy
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Edinburgh
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asteroid
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light-year
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Saint Helena
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digital object identifier
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Cape of Good Hope
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Dundee
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Alpha Centauri
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Proxima Centauri
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University of Edinburgh
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Thomas Young
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Categories
1798 births1844 deaths19th-century British astronomers19th-century Scottish lawyers19th-century Scottish mathematicians19th-century Scottish scientistsAcademics of the University of EdinburghBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBurials at Greyfriars KirkyardClan HendersonFellows of the Royal Astronomical SocietyFellows of the Royal Society of EdinburghPeople educated at the High School of DundeeS2A3 Biographical Database ID same as WikidataScientists from DundeeScottish astronomersSouth African astronomers