George Darwin

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Lalande_Prize
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1845-07-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Downe,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Gwen_Raverat
gptkb:Leonard_Darwin
gptkb:Charles_Galton_Darwin
gptkb:Margaret_Elizabeth_Darwin
gptkb:William_Robert_Darwin
gptkbp:deathDate 1912-12-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Isaac_Todhunter
gptkbp:editor gptkb:The_Observatory_(journal)
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:electedFellowOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:father gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Howard_Darwin
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Darwin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:knownFor fission theory of Moon formation
work on tidal forces
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Emma_Darwin
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Plumian_Professor_of_Astronomy_and_Experimental_Philosophy
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Cambridge_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Scientific_Papers_(5_volumes)
gptkb:The_Tides_and_Kindred_Phenomena_in_the_Solar_System
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Newnham_Grange,_Cambridge
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Trumpington_Extension_Cemetery,_Cambridge
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Elizabeth_Darwin
gptkb:Francis_Darwin
gptkb:Henrietta_Litchfield
gptkb:Horace_Darwin
gptkb:Leonard_Darwin
gptkbp:signature George Darwin signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maud_du_Puy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3