David Alexander Dunlap

David Alexander Dunlap
Born(1863-10-13)October 13, 1863
Pembroke, Canada West
DiedOctober 29, 1924(1924-10-29) (aged 61)
Don Mills, Toronto, Ontario
Resting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Notable workDavid Dunlap Observatory, co-founders of Hollinger Mines
SpouseJessie Dunlap
The telescope at the David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill, Ontario

David Alexander Dunlap (October 13, 1863 − October 29, 1924) was a Canadian lawyer, mining company executive and philanthropist. He and his partners acquired an Ontario silver mine called LaRose, which was the basis of the great fortune he came to amass.[1]

As a philanthropist, he became interested in financing the construction of the astronomical observatory at the University of Toronto, which due to his sudden death, was completed by his widow Jessie Dunlap. In his memory, the astronomical facility promoted by astronomer Clarence Chant was named David Dunlap Observatory.[2]

  1. ^ Lindsey, Joseph. "David Alexander Dunlap". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ Russell, C.A. (1999). "The Legacy Continues: C. A. Chant and the David Dunlap Observatory". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 93: 11. Bibcode:1999JRASC..93...11R.