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James Glaisher

1809 - 1903

Born

07 April 1809

Rotherhithe, London, England

Died

07/02/1903

The Shola', Croydon, Surrey

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
07/06/1849
Fields of Interest
Meteorology
Occupation
Meteorologist
Relationships
Son of James Glaisher; married (1843) Cecilia Louisa, youngest daughter of Henry Belville, Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich; father of James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (FRS 1875)