Alan Wallace, 9th Earl of Rosse

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Earl
gptkbp:advocatesFor Scientific advancement
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Irish_nobility
gptkb:Birr_Castle_Observatory
gptkbp:awardedBy Honorary degrees
gptkbp:birthDate 1932-06-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:celebrates Innovative telescope designs
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Other astronomers
gptkbp:contributedTo Astronomical education
Astronomical societies
gptkbp:contribution Telescope_design
gptkbp:deathDate 2010-01-31
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:descendant Parsons family
3 children
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
gptkbp:famousFor Building the Leviathan of Parsonstown
gptkbp:field Astronomy
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alan Wallace, 9th Earl of Rosse
gptkbp:image Alan_Wallace_9th_Earl_of_Rosse.jpg
gptkbp:influence Irish_astronomy
gptkbp:influenced Astronomical research
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Parsons,_3rd_Earl_of_Rosse
Victorian_science
gptkbp:inspiration Future generations of astronomers
gptkbp:involvedIn Public outreach in astronomy
gptkbp:is_known_for Contributions to astronomy
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to astronomy
The Earl of Rosse
gptkbp:legacy Advancements in telescope technology
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:nobleHouse gptkb:House_of_Rosse
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Rosse_Observatory
gptkbp:occupation Astronomer
gptkbp:participatedIn Astronomical expeditions
gptkbp:predecessor Alan_Wallace,_8th_Earl_of_Rosse
gptkbp:promoted Astronomical research
gptkbp:publishedBy Scientific papers
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rosse_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Birr_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Rosalind_Wallace
gptkbp:successor David_Wallace,_10th_Earl_of_Rosse
gptkbp:supported Scientific research
gptkbp:title 9th Earl of Rosse