Angelo Secchi ( 1818 - 1878 )

Birth: Reggio nell' Emilia, Italy (29 June 1818) Death: Rome, Italy (26 February 1878) Research Field: Astronomy Education: Collegio Romano (philosophy and science) Career: Joined Society of Jesus in Rome (1833); Professor of Physics, College of Loreto (1840); went to Stonyhurst College, Lancashire when Jesuits were expelled from Italy (1848); Observatory Assistant to A Weld; travelled to Washington (1849); returned to Italy as Director, Observatorio del Collegio Romano, Rome (1850 - his death) Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 20/11/1856.