Simon Newcomb
1835–1909
Names and Surnames
سيمون نيوكومب, Σάιμον Νιούκομπ, サイモン・ニューカム, Саймон Ньюком, Саймон Ньюкомб, 西蒙·紐康, Саймън Нюкомб, Ньюкомб, Симон, Ньюкомб С., Ньюком Саймон, Ньюкомб Саймон, Ньюкомб, Саймон, Ньюком, Саймон, Newcomb, نيوكومب, 西蒙·紐科姆
Timeline
- Birth
- 12 Mar 1835, Wallace Bridge
- Birth
- 12 Mar 1835
- Marriage with Mary Caroline Newcomb
- 31 Jul 1863, District of Columbia, United States
- Death
- 11 Jul 1909, Washington
- Death
- 11 Jul 1909, District of Columbia
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Occupation
- economist
- Occupation
- novelist
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Occupation
- writer
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Citizenship
- United States
- Award
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Award
- Copley Medal
- Award
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- Award
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Award
- Bruce Medal
- Award
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society
- Award
- Person of National Historic Significance
- Award
- Huygens medal
- Employment
- Johns Hopkins University
- Employment
- American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
- Employment
- United States Naval Observatory
Relations
Marriages
- Mary Caroline Newcomb (1840–1921)
Children
- Josepha Newcomb Whitney (1871–1957)
- Anita Newcomb McGee (1864–1940)
- Emily Newcomb (1870–?)
Siblings
- Sarah Newcomb Merrick (1844–1922)
Parents
- John Burton Newcomb (1805–1882)
- Emily Prince (1813–1851)
Relatives
- Sarah Newcomb Merrick (1844–1922)
- Hassler Whitney (1907–1989)
Biography
American astronomer (1835–1909)