Edward John White

Deceased Person

1831 – 1913

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Who was Edward John White?

Edward John White was an English-born meteorologist and astronomer, president of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1902.

White was born in Bristol, England. From approximately 1853 to 160 he worked the Bendigo goldfields. He was acting Victorian Government Astronomer 1875-76 and an assistant to Robert L. J. Ellery at the Melbourne Observatory 1860 to 1892.

White was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Born
Dec 8, 1831
Died
Aug 2, 1913

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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