Robert Lewis John Ellery ( 1827 - 1908 )

Birth: Cranleigh, Surrey, England (14 July 1827) Death: 14 January 1908 Career: Trained for the medical profession, but went to Australia in search of gold (1851); took up astronomy; founded a Government Observatory, Williamstown; Superintendent, Geodetic Survey of the Colony of Victoria (1858-1874); Government Astronomer, Melbourne (1863-1895); Honours: CMG 1889 Memberships: FRAS (1859); Royal Society of Victoria (President) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 12/06/1873.