Simon Newcomb
American Astronomer
Simon Newcomb was born in Nova Scotia, Canada on March 12th, 1835 and is the American Astronomer. At the age of 74, Simon Newcomb biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
Date of Birth
March 12, 1835
Nationality
Canada, United States
Place of Birth
Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Date
Jul 11, 1909 (age 74)
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Profession
Astronomer, Economist, Mathematician, Novelist, Science Fiction Writer, Teacher, University Teacher, Writer
Simon Newcomb Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color
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Simon Newcomb Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Education
Harvard University (BSc, 1858)
Simon Newcomb Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Mary Caroline Hassler, (m. 1863)
Children
4, incl. Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee and, Anna Josepha
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Simon Newcomb Awards
- Member, and holder of several offices, of the National Academy of Sciences (1869);
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1874);
- Elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1875);
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1877);
- Huygens Medal of the Haarlem Academy of Sciences (1878);
- Elected a member of the American Philosophical Society (1878);
- President of the Philosophical Society of Washington (1878-1880)
- Editor of the American Journal of Mathematics (1885–1900);
- Copley Medal of the Royal Society (1890);
- Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur (1893);
- President of the American Mathematical Society (1897–1898);
- Bruce Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1898);
- Founding member and first president of the American Astronomical Society (1899–1905).
- Foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1898);
- Inductee of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
