David Gill ( 1843 - 1914 )

Birth: 48 Skene Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (12 June 1843) Death: London (24 January 1914) Research Field: Astronomy Education: LLD Career: Entered his father's business and ran it for some time; started an observatory, King's College, Aberdeen; in charge of the private observatory of James 26th Earl of Crawford (FRS 1878), Dunecht, near Aberdeen; observed the Transit of Venus at Mauritius (1874); measured the distance of Mars from the Earth from Ascension Island; Her Majesty's Astronomer, Cape of Good Hope; President, British Association (1907); died of pneumonia Honours: KCB 1900 Memberships: FRAS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/06/1883 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1903.