John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley

The Lord Wrottesley
FRS FRAS
Born(1798-08-05)5 August 1798
near Wolverhampton
Died27 October 1867(1867-10-27) (aged 69)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Spouse
Sophia Elizabeth Giffard
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(m. 1821)​
Children7
Parents
RelativesCharles Bennet (maternal grandfather)
Emma Colebrook (maternal grandmother)
Arthur Wrottesley (son)
George Wrottesley (son)
Scientific career
AwardsGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1839)
Fieldsastronomy
28th President of the Royal Society
In office
1854–1858
Preceded byWilliam Parsons
Succeeded byBenjamin Collins Brodie

John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS (5 August 1798 – 27 October 1867) was an English astronomer.

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