Person Gould; Benjamin Apthorp (1824 - 1896) Gould Benjamin Apthorp 1824 - 1896 American Male Boston, Massachusetts, USA 27 September 1824 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 26 November 1896

Astronomy Education: Harvard Career: Visited Europe to study the instruments of observatories (1845); returned to America (1848); responsible for the Astronomical Journal (1849-1861); Director, Dudley Observatory, Albany (1856-1859); Director, observatory at Cordoba, Argentina (1868-1885); died after falling down stairs Foreign Member 26/11/1891 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1897-1898 vol 62 pp i-iii signed by E J S 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 27 Sep 1824 - 26 Nov 1896 NA5948 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27831883 37834a0c-d4e3-41dc-90f2-398b38e5491b