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Nevil Maskelyne

1732 - 1811

Born

06 October 1732

London, England

Died

09 February 1811

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich, London

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
27/04/1758
Fields of Interest
Astronomy
Occupation
Clergyman, church of england
Relationships
Son of Edmund Maskelyne of Purton, Wiltshire, and his wife, Elizabeth Booth; brother-in-law of Lord Clive (FRS 1768); cousin of John Walsh (FRS 1770); grandfather of Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne (FRS 1870)