William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
GPTKB entity
Properties (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Earl
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Royal_Society
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Victorian_science
Irish_science |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1800-06-17
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Parsonstown,_Ireland
|
| gptkbp:children |
3
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
design of telescopes
studies of nebulae popularizing astronomy |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1867-10-31
|
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Birr,_Ireland
|
| gptkbp:descendant |
gptkb:Earl_of_Rosse
Parsons of Parsonstown |
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
|
| gptkbp:field |
astronomy
engineering |
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:William_Parsons
|
| gptkbp:honors |
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Copley_Medal Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern astronomy
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Sir William Herschel
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
land management
observational astronomy community service scientific research scientific societies education reform interdisciplinary research public works scientific expeditions scientific publications public lectures international scientific collaboration agricultural improvements advocacy for science funding development of optics advancements in telescope technology collaborations with other scientists promotion of scientific inquiry scientific mentorship telescope construction encouragement of young scientists establishment of observatories support of scientific education Irish_politics |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
astronomy
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on future astronomers
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
building the largest telescope of its time
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Leviathan_of_Parsonstown
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
astronomer
nobleman |
| gptkbp:portrait |
gptkb:Sir_Francis_Grant
gptkb:National_Portrait_Gallery,_London |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Rosse_family
Parsons family |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Birr_Castle
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Rosse
|
| gptkbp:title |
3rd Earl of Rosse
|