John Russell Hind

The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at England. Employment is recorded with Royal Observatory. Positions recorded include superintendent and President of the Royal Astronomical Society. Works named in the authority record are discoverer of asteroids. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society and Lalande Prize.

• Known for — Discovery of asteroids and variable stars • Name — John Russell Hind • Born — 12 May 1823 • Birthplace — Nottingham • Died — 23 December 1895 • Place of death — Twickenham, London • Awards — Lalande Prize (1847, 1850–1854) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1853) Royal Medal (1855) John Russell Hind FRS FRSE LLD (12 May 1823 – 23 December 1895) was an English astronomer.

John Russell Hind was born in 1823 in Nottingham, the son of lace manufacturer John Hind and Elizabeth Russell,[1] and was educated at Nottingham High School. At age 17 he went to London to serve an apprenticeship as a civil engineer, but through the help of Charles Wheatstone he left engineering to accept a position at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich under George Biddell Airy.[2][3] Hind remained there from 1840 to 1844, at which time he succeeded W. R. Dawes as director of the private George Bishop's Observatory. In 1853 Hind became Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac, a position he held until 1891. Hind is notable for being one of the early discoverers of asteroids. He also discovered and observed the variable stars R Leporis (also known as Hind's Crimson Star), U Geminorum, and T Tauri (also called Hind's Variable Nebula), and discovered the variability of μ Cephei. Hind discovered Nova Ophiuchi 1848 (V841 Ophiuchi), the first object of its type discovered since 1670.[4] Hind's naming of the asteroid 12 Victoria caused some controversy. At the time, asteroids were not supposed to be named after living persons. Hind somewhat disingenuously claimed that the name was not a reference to Queen Victoria, but the mythological figure Victoria. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1863[5] and President of the Royal Astronomical Society for 1880-1882.[6] He died in 1895 at his home 3 Cambridge Park Gardens, Twickenham, London. Hind had married Fanny Fuller in 1846; he and his wife had six children. Asteroids discovered: 10 • 7 Iris — 13 August 1847 • 8 Flora — 18 October 1847 • 12 Victoria — 13 September 1850 • 14 Irene — 19 May 1851 • 18 Melpomene — 24 June 1852 • 19 Fortuna — 22 August 1852 • 22 Kalliope — 16 November 1852 • 23 Thalia — 15 December 1852 • 27 Euterpe — 8 November 1853 • 30 Urania — 22 July 1854

He was employed by Royal Observatory. Recorded positions include superintendent and President of the Royal Astronomical Society. He belonged to Royal Society, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences. He worked at England.

John Russell Hind is recorded as having received Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. Recognition and collections. Hind received Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society and Lalande Prize.