Person Ellery; Robert Lewis John (1827 - 1908); astronomer Ellery Robert Lewis John astronomer 1827 - 1908 Male Cranleigh, Surrey, England 14 July 1827 14/01/1908 19080114

Melbourne, Victoria (1872)

Career: Trained for the medical profession, but went to Australia in search of gold (1851); took up astronomy; founded a Government Observatory, Williamstown; Superintendent, Geodetic Survey of the Colony of Victoria (1858-1874); Government Astronomer, Melbourne (1863-1895); Honours: CMG 1889 Memberships: FRAS (1859); Royal Society of Victoria (President) Son of John Ellery, Surgeon, of Cranleigh. Married: 1) (1853) daughter of Dr John Shields of Launceston, Tasmania (she died 1856); 2) (1858) Margaret, sister of his first wife Fellow 12/06/1873 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1909 vol 82 pp vi-x signed by H H T References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 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 14 Jul 1827 - 14 Jan 1908 NA6424 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 25/05/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/63066279 f3ad3620-cb01-4877-869b-aa88e2413a60