Person Bishop; George (1785 - 1861) Bishop George 1785 - 1861 British Male Leicester, England 21 August 1785 14 June 1861

South Villa, Regent's Park, London (1848)

Merchant Astronomy Career: Joined a wine merchant's business, London, later becoming the proprietor; studied mathematics; interest in science began when he joined the Royal Astronomical Society in 1830. He learnt algebra from Augustus De Morgan; built and equipped an observatory at South Villa, Regent's Park (1836); used experienced observers such as W R Dawes and John Russell Hind, discovered eleven asteroids between 1847-1854. Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society (1833-1939), Treasurer (1840-1857), and President (1857-1859). Freemason, initiated 11 December 1848, passed 12 March 1849 and raised 10 December 1849, St Alban's Lodge no 32, subsequently No 29 London. Memberships: FRAS (1830, President 1857 and 1858) Fellow 09/06/1848 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1862-1863 vol 12 pp iii-iv Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Freemasons' 2010 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 'Astronomical Observations taken at he Observatory, South Villa, Regents Park, during the years 1839-1851'. 1852 21 Aug 1785 - 14 Jun 1861 NA5551 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes bcd7f8c2-7fea-4e82-bd38-b04eba7c9e4a