Sir Harold Spencer Jones

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Harold_Spencer_Jones
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Jesus_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:author gptkb:Life_on_Other_Worlds
gptkb:The_Universe_and_its_Origin
gptkb:Worlds_Without_End
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1890-03-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1960-11-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
astrometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Harold Spencer Jones
gptkbp:knownFor improvements in positional astronomy
work on the measurement of the astronomical unit
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Richard_Woolley
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Director_of_the_Royal_Greenwich_Observatory
gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Frank_Dyson
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gladys_Jones
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Richard_Woolley
gptkbp:termEnd 1955
gptkbp:termStart 1933
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5