| Authorised form of name | Baxendell; Joseph (1815 - 1887) |
| Dates | 1815 - 1887 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England |
| Date of birth | 19 April 1815 |
| Place of death | The Observatory, Birkdale, near Southport |
| Date of death | 07 October 1887 |
| Research field | Meteorology; astronomy |
| Activity | Career:
Went to sea (1829-1835); assisted his father in his job as a land steward; took up astronomy; Astronomer to the Corporation of the City of Manchester (by 1881)
Memberships:
FRAS (1858); Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/06/1884 |
| Relationships | Son of Thomas Baxendell and his wife, nee Shepley; married Mary Anne, sister of Norman Pogson, government astronomer of Madras |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1887-1888 vol 43 pp iv-vi signed by B S
James Bottomley 'Memoir of the late Joseph Baxendell, FRS, FRAS' in Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 4th deries, Vol. 1, pp 28-58 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/35237920 |
| Royal Society code | NA6668 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |
| EC/1884/09 | Baxendell, Joseph: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/005451 | Baxendell, Joseph | nd |
| MC/8/31 | Letter from Josh [Joseph] Baxendell, Cheetam Hill, Manchester, to Lieut-General Edward Sabine, President of the Royal Society | 22 March 1867 |