Person Christie; Sir; William Henry Mahoney (1845 - 1922) Christie William Henry Mahoney Sir 1845 - 1922 British Male Woolwich, London, England 01 October 1845 At sea 22/01/1922 19220122 Burial: At sea, near Gibraltar

12 Royal Parade, Blackheath, SE, London (1880); Tower House, Down, Kent

Astronomy Education: King's College School, London; Trinity College, Cambridge. BA (1868), MA Career: Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; Honorary Fellow of King's College, London; Chief Assistant, Royal Observatory, Greenwich (1870); Editor, 'The Observatory,' a monthly review of Astronomy; Astronomer Royal (1881); went on astronomical expeditions to Japan (1896), India (1898), Portugal (1900) and Tunis (1905); retired (1910) Honours: CB 1897; KCB 1904 Memberships: RAS (Secretary); Physical Society Son of Samuel Hunter Christie (FRS 1826); married (131 December 1881) Mary Violette, daughter of Sir Alfred Hickman Royal Society roles: VP 1890-1891, 1900-1901 Fellow 02/06/1881 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1922-1923 vol 102 pp xi-xvi signed by F W D 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 1 Oct 1845 - 22 Jan 1922 NA6998 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/765836 e7cf5c36-cdb5-4b6b-89a6-1d29492837e1