Person Groombridge; Stephen (1755 - 1832) Groombridge Stephen 1755 - 1832 British Male Goudhurst, Kent, England 07 January 1755 Blackheath, London 30 March 1832 Burial: Goudhurst, Kent

Goudhurst, Kent; Blackheath, Kent (1802)

Astronomy Career: Apprenticed to a linen draper, West Smithfield, London; succeeded to the business; West India merchant; built a small observatory at his house, Goudhurst; undertook a catalogue of stars and made 50,000 observations Fellow 27/02/1812 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1832-1833 No 11 p 149 ©The Royal Society 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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9579 7 Jan 1755 - 30 Mar 1832 NA5809 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/20026733 c9849fb0-420c-48e8-a489-973f00920921