Hector Macpherson (astronomer)

Hector Macpherson
Hector Copland Macpherson (right) with his father and firstborn son
Born
Hector Copland Macpherson

(1888-04-01)1 April 1888
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died19 May 1956(1956-05-19) (aged 68)
Edinburgh, Scotland
EducationNew College, Edinburgh
Occupations
  • Astronomer
  • Minister
Notable workBiographical Dictionary of Astronomy
Spouse
Catherine Anne Chisholm
(m. 1917)
Children4
FatherHector C. Macpherson
Organization
Church
The grave of Rev Hector Macpherson, North Berwick Cemetery

Hector Copland Macpherson, FRAS FRSE (1 April 1888 – 19 May 1956) was a Scottish astronomer and minister. His 1940 work Biographical Dictionary of Astronomy was later incorporated into the Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers, which was first published in 2007.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Brück, Mary T.; Gavine, David M. (2011). "Hector Copland Macpherson (1888–1956), Clergyman, educator, lecturer and writer on astronomy and its history". The Antiquarian Astronomer. 5. Society for the History of Astronomy: 4–7. Bibcode:2011AntAs...5....4B. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ^ Ellison, Mervyn A. (1957). "Hector Copland Macpherson". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 117 (3). London, England: Royal Astronomical Society: 254–256. Bibcode:1957MNRAS.117..254.. doi:10.1093/mnras/117.3.254.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Hector Copland Macpherson, 1888–1956". Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 66 (8). London, England: British Astronomical Association: 325. 1956. Retrieved 30 January 2016.