Monck, W. H. S. 1839-1915
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Name (Latin)
Monck, W. H. S. 1839-1915
Other forms of name
Monck, William Henry Stanley, 1839-1915
Date of birth
1839-04-21
Date of death
1915-06-24
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Autograph letters to Clement Mansfield Ingleby signed from various correspondents [manuscript], 1865-1876(W.H.S. Monck)
- OCLC, 22 Mar. 2010(hdg: Monck, W. H. S. (William Henry Stanley), 1839-1915; Monck, William Henry Stanley, 1839-1915; usage: W.H.S. Monck)
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Wikipedia description:
William Henry Stanley Monck (21 April 1839–24 June 1915) was an Irish astronomer and philosopher. After an early education at Kilkenny College, Monck attended Trinity College Dublin. In 1878 he was appointed as Professor of Moral Philosophy and remained in that position until 1892. On 28 August 1892, he became the first person to measure starlight electrically. For many years Monck served as Chief Registrar for the Bankruptcy Division of the High Court of Ireland. He wrote several works about logic, metaphysics, and astronomy, and was the author of a collection of articles in Popular Astronomy. He was also a founding member of the British Astronomical Association, on whose body he served.
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