Charles Pritchard

Charles Pritchard
Born(1808-02-29)29 February 1808
Died20 May 1893(1893-05-20) (aged 85)
AwardsRoyal Medal (1892)
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy

Reverend Charles Pritchard (29 February 1808 – 28 May 1893) was a British astronomer, clergyman, and educational reformer. He founded the Clapham Grammar School in 1834 and included sciences in the curriculum. A chapel was erected in 1846.[1]

  1. ^ A. W. D. Larkum, A Natural Calling: Life, Letters and Diaries of Charles Darwin and William, p. 264