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John Couch Adams

1819 - 1892

Born

5 June 1819

Laneast, near Launceston, Cornwall, England

Died

21 January 1892

The Observatory, Cambridge, England

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
07/06/1849
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
30
Occupation
Mathematician and astronomer
Relationships
Parents: Thomas Adams (1788–1859), tenant farmer, and Tabitha Knill Grylls (1796–1866), a farmer's daughter. Siblings: William Grylls Adams (FRS 1872) Spouse: Eliza Bruce, daughter of Halliday Bruce of Dublin (2 May 1863)

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