| Authorised form of name | Hind; John Russell (1823 - 1895); astronomer |
| Dates | 1823 - 1895 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Date of birth | 12 May 1823 |
| Place of death | 3 Cambridge Park Gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex |
| Date of death | 23 December 1895 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Twickenham churchyard, Middlesex |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Education:
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)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/06/1863 |
| Royal Society activity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1855 |
| Relationships | Son of John Hind of Nottingham, lace manufacturer |
| Sources | Sources:
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 File | http://viaf.org/viaf/64769611 |
| Royal Society code | NA7673 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1863/07 | Hind, John Russell: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/12/118 | Letter from JR Hind, Twickenham, to Warren de la Rue | 15 June 1880 |
| NLB/12/190 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to T Almond Hind, Esquimalt, Wimbledon, S.W. | 1 January 1896 |
| NLB/12/186 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to [Harrison & Sons Limited] | 1 January 1896 |
| MS/427/443 | Copy letter from [Thomas Henry] Huxley, President of the Royal Society; to G. W. Underhill, R.N., The Admiralty | 16 July 1885 |
| MS/427/110 | Copy letter from [Thomas Henry] Huxley, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary of the H. M. Treasury | 17 June 1881 |
| MC/5/93 | Letter from J R [John Russell] Hind, 22 Grove Road, St John's Wood, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 29 March 1853 |
| MS/426/553 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to L C Wyon, Esq | 9 November 1855 |
| MS/426/483 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Mr [John Russell] Hind, 22 Grove Road, St Johns Wood | 15 April 1853 |
| EC/1851/08 | Hind, John Russell: certificate of candidature for election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/11/419 | Letter from J R [John Russell] Hind, 3 Cambridge Park, Twickenham, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 17 September 1879 |
| MC/5/128 | Letter 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 |
| MC/5/149 | Letter from G B [George Biddell] Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to Colonel [Edward] Sabine, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society | 6 March 1854 |
| MS/426/492 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel | 25 November 1853 |
| MC/5/218 | Letter 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/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |
| MC/6/147 | Letter from J R [John Russell] Hind, Nautical Almanac Office, 3 Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn, London, to Dr [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society | 12 June 1861 |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| MC/8/23 | Letter from J R [John Russell] Hind, Mr Bishop's Observatory, Twickenham, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 6 March 1867 |
| MC/11 | Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1877-1879 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |
| MC/5/154 | Letter from [Augustus] De Morgan, Royal Astronomical Society, Somerset House, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 13 March 1854 |
| MC/15/210 | Letter from Evan Macgregor, Admiralty, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, Burlington House | 13 October 1892 |
| MC/14 | Volume 14 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1885-1888 |