Person Glaisher; James (1809 - 1903) Glaisher James 1809 - 1903 British Male Rotherhithe, London, England 07 April 1809 The Shola', Croydon, Surrey 07/02/1903 19030207

13 Dartmouth Terrace, Blackheath (1849)

Meteorologist Meteorology Career: Assistant, Cambridge University Observatory (1833); Chief of Magnetic and Meteorological Department, Greenwich (1838-1874); prepared meteorological reports for the Registrar General (1847-1902); made balloon ascents with Henry Coxwell; Superintendent of the Magnetical and Meteorological Department of the Royal Observatory, under the Astronomer Royal. Memberships: FRAS; FRMS (President 1867-1868) Son of James Glaisher; married (1843) Cecilia Louisa, youngest daughter of Henry Belville, Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich; father of James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (FRS 1875) Fellow 07/06/1849 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: W H McCrea, 'The Royal Observatory and the Study of Gravitation' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 133-140, plate ©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-18073 7 Apr 1809 - 7 Feb 1903 NA8224 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/57395186 1c2d3643-cf15-4846-930a-d5325cbfb44c