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Authorised form of nameHind; John Russell (1823 - 1895); astronomer
Dates1823 - 1895
NationalityBritish
Place of birthNottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of birth12 May 1823
Place of death3 Cambridge Park Gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex
Date of death23 December 1895
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Twickenham churchyard, Middlesex
OccupationAstronomer
Research fieldAstronomy
ActivityEducation:
Nottingham High School
Career:
Assistant, Magnetical and Meteorological Department, Royal Observatory, Greenwich (1840-1844); Observer in the private Observatory of George Bishop (FRS 1848) (1844-1861); was granted £100 from the Royal Bounty Fund (1851) and received a Civil List pension of £200 (1852); Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac (1853-1891)
Memberships:
FRAS (1844, President 1880-1881); Institute of France (Corresponding); Philomathic Society of Paris (Corresponding)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election04/06/1863
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1855
RelationshipsSon of John Hind of Nottingham, lace manufacturer
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Notes:
First citation and list of proposers from certificate when elected 1851. Note on this certificate: 'but election declared void. Re-elected on another certificate - June 4, 1863' (see HS.9.357).
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/64769611
CodeNA7673
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1863/07Hind, John Russell: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MM/12/118Letter from JR Hind, Twickenham, to Warren de la Rue15 June 1880
NLB/12/190Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to T Almond Hind, Esquimalt, Wimbledon, S.W.1 January 1896
NLB/12/186Copy letter from Theodore E James, to [Harrison & Sons Limited]1 January 1896
MS/427/443Copy letter from [Thomas Henry] Huxley, President of the Royal Society; to G. W. Underhill, R.N., The Admiralty16 July 1885
MS/427/110Copy letter from [Thomas Henry] Huxley, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary of the H. M. Treasury17 June 1881
MC/5/93Letter from J R [John Russell] Hind, 22 Grove Road, St John's Wood, to the Secretary of the Royal Society29 March 1853
MS/426/553Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to L C Wyon, Esq9 November 1855
MS/426/483Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Mr [John Russell] Hind, 22 Grove Road, St Johns Wood15 April 1853
EC/1851/08Hind, John Russell: certificate of candidature for election to the Royal Society
MC/11/419Letter from J R [John Russell] Hind, 3 Cambridge Park, Twickenham, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]17 September 1879
MC/5/149Letter from G B [George Biddell] Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to Colonel [Edward] Sabine, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society6 March 1854
MC/5/218Letter from C B [Charles Beaumont] Phipps, [Keeper of the Privy Purse], Windsor Castle, to Lord Wrottesley, [President of the Royal Society]12 November 1855
MC/6/147Letter from J R [John Russell] Hind, Nautical Almanac Office, 3 Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn, London, to Dr [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society12 June 1861
MC/6Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1859-1863
MC/8/23Letter from J R [John Russell] Hind, Mr Bishop's Observatory, Twickenham, to the Secretary of the Royal Society6 March 1867
MC/11Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1877-1879
MC/8Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1867-1869
MC/15/210Letter from Evan Macgregor, Admiralty, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, Burlington House13 October 1892
MC/5/154Letter from [Augustus] De Morgan, Royal Astronomical Society, Somerset House, to the Secretary of the Royal Society13 March 1854
MC/14Volume 14 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1885-1888
HS/19/223Description of [George] Bishop's Observatory, South Villa, Regent's Park, by [John Russell Hind]1840s
HS/9/332Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.1 August 1846
HS/23/352Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at Collingwood2 November 1861
HS/9/319Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Spencer Place Brixton23 July 1840
HS/9/377Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood13 January 1862
HS/9/361Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood15 December 1852
HS/9/363Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at 32 Harley St.21 July 1853
HS/9/341Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.30 October 1847
HS/9/360Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood17 November 1852
HS/9/320Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Allsop's Place, Regents Park11 September 1845
HS/9/322Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Allsop's Place, Regents Park7 October 1845
HS/9/380Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood20 March 1862
HS/9/375Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at Collingwood2 December 1861
HS/9/382Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at London10 April 1862
MS/426/492Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel25 November 1853
HS/9/336Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.13 August 1847
HS/9/396Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Meadow Lodge, Twickenham18 October 1869
HS/9/329Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.16 March 1846
HS/9/334Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.undated
HS/9/339Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.18 October 1847
HS/9/386Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office14 October 1863
HS/9/324Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Allsop's Place, Regents Park17 October 1845
HS/9/393Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Matson Villas, Richmond30 January 1866
HS/9/356Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood24 June 1852
HS/9/352Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood19 May 1851
HS/9/388Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office29 October 1863
HS/9/317Letter, from John Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Orchard St., Kensington13 October 1860
HS/9/343Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 11 Hanover Cottages2 January 1849
HS/9/394Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Matson Villas, Richmond18 April 1866
HS/9/325Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Allsop's Place, Regents Park10 November 1845
HS/9/384Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office1 March 1863
HS/9/335Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.7 February 1847
HS/9/353Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood22 May 1851
HS/9/362Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office16 July 1853
HS/9/389Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office24 February 1864
HS/9/347Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 11 Hanover Cottages4 February 1850
HS/9/395Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at London28 March 1867
HS/9/333Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.30 September 1846
HS/9/383Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office21 February 1863
HS/9/391Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Matson Villas, Richmond21 March 1865
HS/9/355Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood24 April 1852
HS/9/390Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Matson Villas, Richmond15 March 1865
HS/9/344Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 11 Hanover Cottages19 January 1849
HS/9/370Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood24 June 1861
HS/9/326Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Allsop's Place, Regents Park30 December 1845
HS/9/331Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.3 June 1846
HS/9/359Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood28 September 1852
HS/9/318Letter, from John Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Orchard St., Kensington18 October 1860
HS/9/340Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.25 October 1847
HS/9/387Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office15 October 1863
HS/9/316Letter, from John Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Orchard St., Kensington26 September 1860
HS/9/327Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Allsop's Place, Regents Park26 January 1846
HS/9/321Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Allsop's Place, Regents Park24 September 1845
HS/19/224Note on the Julian calendar1840s
MC/5/128Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, 32 Harley Street, to C R [Charles Richard] Weld, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]28 November 1853
HS/9/349Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 11 Hanover Cottages28 March 1850
HS/9/367Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood25 May 1861
HS/9/350Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood11 November 1850
HS/9/328Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Allsop's Place, Regents Park8 February 1846
HS/9/369Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood15 June 1861
HS/9/400Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Twickenham28 February 1871
HS/9/348Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 11 Hanover Cottages28 February 1850
HS/9/378Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood22 January 1862
HS/9/357Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood26 July 1852
HS/9/345Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 11 Hanover Cottages22 January 1849
HS/9/365Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood6 July 1855
HS/9/385Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office12 October 1863
HS/9/372Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office14 October 1861
MC/5Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1851-1858
HS/9/330Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.20 May 1846
HS/9/338Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Allsop's Terrace, New Rd.16 August 1847
HS/9/342Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 11 Hanover Cottages6 September 1848
HS/9/346Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 11 Hanover Cottages5 January 1850
HS/9/351Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood10 April 1851
HS/9/354Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood6 June 1851
HS/9/358Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood22 August 1852
HS/9/364Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood28 November 1853
HS/9/366Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood29 October 1860
HS/9/368Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood10 June 1861
HS/9/371Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood27 August 1861
HS/9/373Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood1 November 1861
HS/9/374Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood29 November 1861
HS/9/376Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood4 December 1861
HS/9/379Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Grove Rd., St. John's Wood31 January 1862
HS/9/381Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office9 April 1862
HS/9/392Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Matson Villas, Richmond23 April 1865
HS/9/397Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office23 October 1869
HS/9/398Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Twickenham12 October 1870
HS/9/399Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office9 February 1871
HS/9/337Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at Collingwood14 August 1847
HS/9/323Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at Collingwood15 October 1845
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