Rev. John Mortimer Brinkley ( born John Mortimer Brinkley , c. 1763-1835) is an Irish astronomer and religious figure.
| John Mortimer Brinkley | |
|---|---|
| John Mortimer Brinkley | |
| Date of Birth | c. 1763 |
| Place of Birth | Woodbridge , Suffolk , UK |
| Date of death | September 14, 1835 |
| Place of death | Dublin , Ireland , British Empire |
| A country | Great Britain |
| Scientific field | Astronomy |
| Alma mater | Cambridge university |
| Academic degree | doctor of theology |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| Known as | Royal astronomer of Ireland |
| Awards and prizes | Copley Medal (1824) |
Biography
Born in the city of Woodbridge, Suffolk , and was baptized there on January 31, 1763, the exact date of his birth is unknown. He was the illegitimate son of Sarah Brinkley, the daughter of a butcher. Upon entering Cambridge, John Brinkley was recorded as the son of winemaker John Thowler Brinkley, although there is reason to believe that his real father was John Thowler, 1st Earl of Norbury , subsequently - the chief judge of the court of general jurisdiction of Ireland [1] [2] .
In 1788 he received a bachelor 's degree , and in 1791 - a Master of Arts degree and was ordained in the Lincoln Cathedral in the same year ( Lincoln , Lincolnshire ). In 1792, he became the second Andrews professor of astronomy ) at the University of Dublin and the first royal astronomer in Ireland , the last post he held until 1827. In 1822-1835 he was president of the Royal Irish Academy [3] .
The main works in the field of stellar astronomy, published his work Elements of Plane Astronomy in 1808. Together with John Lowe , Bishop of Elfin , Brinkley prepared the chapter "Astronomy" in the book "Natural Theology" by William Paley [4] .
In 1826, Brinkley was appointed Bishop of Cloyne in County Cork and held this position for the rest of his life. In addition, Brinkley was elected president of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1831 and held this position for two years [5] .
He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1824.
John Brinkley died in Dublin in 1835 and was buried in the chapel of Trinity College.
John Brinkley was married to Esther Veld, married they had two sons: John (1793-1840) and Matthew (1797-1855).
Notes
- ↑ Venn, John, 'Brinkley, John' (unavailable link) , Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College 1349-1897 , vol. ii, pp. 107-8. Cambridge University Press, 1898.
- ↑ Brinkley, John in Venn, J. & JA, Alumni Cantabrigienses , Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- ↑ http://cork.anglican.org/tourists/historical-interest/john-brinkley-the-astronomer-bishop/ John Brinkley ~ the Astronomer Bishop
- ↑ W Paley, Natural Theology (1802); footnote in the "Astronomy" chapter.
- ↑ LIST OF PRESIDENTS AND DATES OF OFFICE . A brief history of the RAS . Royal Astronomical Society . Date of treatment September 10, 2012. Archived February 17, 2013.