Person Robertson; Abraham (1751 - 1826) Robertson Abraham Abram 1751 - 1826 British Male Dunse, near Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland 04 November 1751 1751 Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, Oxfordshire 04 December 1826 1826 Burial: St Peter's-in-the-East

Clergyman Mathematics Astronomy Education: Christchurch College, Oxford. BA (1779); MA (1782) Career: Kept a school at Ryle, Northumberland, and later one at Dunse, Berwickshire; took Holy Orders (1782); chaplain of Christchurch, Oxford; Savilian Professor of Geometry (1797); Savilian Professor of Astronomy (1810) Son of Abraham Robertson Fellow 21/05/1795 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Authority: Altname from index to BR Abram; birth and burial place from DNB References: H E Bell, 'The Savilian Professors' Houses and Halley's Observatory at Oxford' in NR 1961 vol 16 pp 179-186 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 4 Nov 1751 - 4 Dec 1826 NA7290 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/3585050 3585050 a5b59f56-f887-418f-aa6a-84b14975ffe8