Venetia Burney
Deceased Person
1918 – 2009
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Who was Venetia Burney?
Venetia Phair, née Burney was the first person to suggest the name Pluto for the planet discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. At the time, she was 11 years old and lived in Oxford, England, UK.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1918
Oxford - Parents
- Spouses
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Downe House School
- Newnham College, Cambridge
- Died
- Apr 30, 2009
Banstead
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on July 23, 2013
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