| Authorised form of name | Russell; Henry Chamberlaine (1836 - 1907); astronomer |
| Dates | 1836 - 1907 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Place of birth | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
| Date of birth | 17 March 1836 |
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia |
| Date of death | 22/02/1907 |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Meteorology |
| Activity | Education:
Sydney University. BA (1859)
Career:
Assistant, Sydney Observatory (1859); Government Astronomer, New South Wales (1870-1905); President, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888); established meteorological stations; Vice-President, Board of Technical Education, New South Wales; Fellow of the Senate, University of Sydney.
Honours:
CMG 1890
Memberships:
FRAS; FRMS; RSNSW (President 4 times)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/06/1886 |
| Relationships | Son of Henry Bourne Russell; married (1861) Emily Jane, daughter of Ambrose Foss of Sydney; one son, four daughters |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc Series A 1907-1908 vol 80 pp lx-lxiii signed by F W D |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/15550421 |
| Code | NA6840 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1886/12 | Russell, Henry Chamberlaine: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/1/152 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Henry Chamberlaine Russell | 5 July 1886 |
| NLB/1/179 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Henry Chamberlaine Russell, Fellow of the Royal Society | 20 September 1886 |
| NLB/1/533 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Henry Chamberlaine Russell, Fellow of the Royal Society | 21 July 1887 |
| NLB/2/656 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Henry Chamberlaine Russell, Fellow of the Royal Society | 4 October 1888 |
| NLB/28/138 | Copy note by Robert William Frederick Harrison on the Coral Report | 15 January 1904 |
| MC/14/143 | Letter from [Henry Chamberlain] Russell, Sydney Observatory, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 7 August 1886 |
| MC/14 | Volume 14 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1885-1888 |
| MC/23/405 | Letter from Emily L Russell, 1 Petersham Terrace, Gloucester Road, Kensington, SW, to [Robert] Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 26 May 1908 |