William Huggins
William Huggins
Portrait by John Collier, 1905
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an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together with his wife, Margaret
Born
7 February 1824 Cornhill, Middlesex, England
Died
10 May 1910 (aged 86) Tulse Hill, London, England
Nationality
British
Known for
Astronomical spectroscopy
Fields
Astronomy
Awards
Royal Medal (1866) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1867) Lalande Prize (1870) Rumford Medal (1880) Valz Prize (1882) Janssen Medal (1888) Copley Medal (1898) Actonian Prize (1990) Henry Draper
Spouse(s)
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
adultbasic
Britain
era
1800+