David Gill

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/David_Gill

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Aberdeen
gptkbp:author	gptkb:A_History_and_Description_of_the_Royal_Observatory,_Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1843-06-12
gptkbp:deathDate	1914-01-24
gptkbp:eponymOf	gptkb:Gill_(Martian_crater) gptkb:Gill_(lunar_crater)
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	David Gill
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Cape_Photographic_Catalogue heliometer observations measuring stellar parallax
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality	Scottish
gptkbp:occupation	astronomer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Aberdeen,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:Her_Majesty's_Astronomer_at_the_Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Isabella_Gill
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Britten's_War_Requiem
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5