Biographies
Presented by the Heritage Committee of the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA)
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online has entries for the following astronomers who worked before 1920. Some are familiar but others may not be known to you.
Enter "astronomer" in the search field at www.biographi.ca/EN/index.html
ANDERSON, SAMUEL 1881-1890 (Volume XI) ASHE, EDWARD DAVID 1891-1900 (Volume XII) BONNÉCAMPS, JOSEPH-PIERRE DE 1771-1800
(Volume IV)BOXER, EDWARD 1851-1860 (Volume VIII) CARPMAEL, CHARLES 1891-1900 (Volume XII) CAVELIER DE LA SALLE, RENÉ-ROBERT 1000-1700
(Volume I)DIXON, GEORGE 1771-1800 (Volume IV) DUMARESQ, PERRY 1836-1850 (Volume VII) FIDLER, PETER 1821-1835 (Volume VI) GAULTIER, JEAN-FRANÇOIS 1741-1770 (Volume III) HAYES, ISAAC ISRAEL 1881-1890 (Volume XI) HEARNE, SAMUEL 1771-1800 (Volume IV) HOLLAND, SAMUEL JOHANNES 1801-1820
(Volume V)HUTCHINS, THOMAS 1771-1800 (Volume IV) KING, WILLIAM FREDERICK 1911-1920
(Volume XIV)JACK, WILLIAM BRYDONE 1881-1890 (Volume XI) LEECH, PETER JOHN 1891-1900 (Volume XII) LEITCH, WILLIAM 861-1870 (Volume IX) LYNN, WASHINGTON FRANK 1901-1910
(Volume XIII)NEWCOMB, SIMON 1901-1910 (Volume XIII) NICHOLAS OF LYNNE 1000-1700 (Volume I) PALLISER, JOHN 1881-1890 (Volume XI) PALMER, HENRY SPENCER 1891-1900
(Volume XII)PICQUET, FRANÇOIS 1771-1800 (Volume IV) SABINE, Sir EDWARD 1881-1890 (Volume XI) SPARK, ALEXANDER 1801-1820 (Volume V) THOMPSON, DAVID (1770-1857) 1851-1860
(Volume VIII)TIARKS, JOHANN LUDWIG 1836-1850
(Volume VII)VANCOUVER, GEORGE 1771-1800 (Volume IV) WALES, WILLIAM 1771-1800 (Volume IV) WATSON, JAMES CRAIG 1871-1880 (Volume X) WILLIAMSON, JAMES 1891-1900 (Volume XII) WRIGHT, THOMAS 1801-1820 (Volume V)