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Charles Piazzi Smyth

1819 - 1900

Born

03 January 1819

Naples, Italy

Died

21/02/1900

Clova, near Ripon

Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
11/06/1857
Fields of Interest
Astronomy
Relationships
Named after Giuseppe Piazzi FRS, his godfather; son of Admiral William Henry Smyth FRS; brother of Sir Warington Wilkinson Smyth FRS; married (1855) Jessie Duncan (d 1896)

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