John Brinkley

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John Mortimer Brinkley, ca.1800

John Mortimer Brinkley (born 1763 or July 1767 in Suffolk , England , † September 14, 1835 in Dublin , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ) was a British astronomer at Trinity College Dublin and a clergyman of the Anglican Church .

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Brinkley's birthday is not well documented. While many biographies state 1763, the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive concludes from various data that he must have been born in July 1767. Brinkley received his university education from 1783 at Gonville and Caius College of Cambridge University , where he stood out because of its mathematical talent. He became an assistant to the mathematician and astronomer Nevil Maskelyne and earned a master's degree in 1791 . From 1791 Brinkley succeeded Henry Ussher (1741-1790) as Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin and from 1792 first Royal Astronomer of Ireland . He worked at the Dunsink Observatory not far from Dublin . The technical equipment there was poor, so that Brinkley's most important contributions in the field of mathematical astronomy emerged.

Brinkley was elected to the Royal Society in 1803 , the Académie des Sciences in 1820 , the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1822, and the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1824 . From 1822 until his death in 1835 he was President of the Royal Irish Academy . In 1824 he received the Copley Medal from the Royal Society. From 1831 to 1833 he was President of the Royal Astronomical Society .

Brinkley was in 1790 Ely Cathedral ordained and was from 1792 Priest at Lincoln Cathedral . He was Bishop of Cloyne of the Church of Ireland ( Anglican Communion ) from 1826 until his death . In the St Colman's Cathedral , a monument remembers him.

Brinkley was married and had three children.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DServe Archive Persons show. In: collections.royalsociety.org. Retrieved January 22, 2017 (English).
  2. ^ List of members since 1666: Letter B. Académie des sciences, accessed on September 27, 2019 (French).
  3. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present (PDF, 1.0 MB) at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org); accessed on January 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed October 12, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Award winners. In: docs.google.com. Retrieved January 22, 2017 .
  6. ^ David Elliott: Past RAS Presidents. In: ras.org.uk. Retrieved January 22, 2017 (English).
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SURNAME Brinkley, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brinkley, John Mortimer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British astronomer and clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH 1763 or July 1767
PLACE OF BIRTH Suffolk , England
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1835
Place of death Dublin , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland