Benjamin Apthorp Gould ( 1824 - 1896 )

Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (27 September 1824) Death: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (26 November 1896) Research Field: Astronomy Education: Harvard Career: Visited Europe to study the instruments of observatories (1845); returned to America (1848); responsible for the Astronomical Journal (1849-1861); Director, Dudley Observatory, Albany (1856-1859); Director, observatory at Cordoba, Argentina (1868-1885); died after falling down stairs Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 26/11/1891.