Thomas Maclear

Thomas Maclear
Thomas Maclear 1833
Born(1794-03-17)17 March 1794
Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died14 July 1879(1879-07-14) (aged 85)
Cape Town, Cape Colony
Occupation(s)Astronomer, Surgeon
Awards
Mary Maclear

Sir Thomas Maclear (17 March 1794 – 14 July 1879) was an Irish-born Cape Colony astronomer who became Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.[1]

  1. ^ Anon 1870, p. 509.