David Peck Todd

American astronomer (1855–1939)
Person Human Q736538
David Peck Todd
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
March 19, 1855
Date of death
June 1, 1939
Place of birth
New York
Place of death
Lynchburg
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Father
Sereno Edwards Todd[11]
Family name
Todd[22]
Given name
David[23]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[25]
Place of burial
Wildwood Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Peck Todd en David P. Todd en David Todd en D. P. Todd ar ديفيد بيك تود fa دیوید پک تاد ja デイヴィッド・ペック・トッド ja デイビッド・ペック・トッド ja デヴィッド・ペック・トッド ja デビッド・ペック・トッド ko 데이비드 펙 토드
🔖 Identifiers · 27
VIAF cluster ID
79391708
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86858384
GND ID
117404535
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/75843
BHL creator ID
219860
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
1387
DDB person (GND) ID
117404535
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117404535
FAST ID
184865
Find a Grave memorial ID
76802015
Freebase ID
/m/0358z2
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Geni profile ID
6000000094130164822
IdRef ID
076810607
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117404535
Museo Galileo authority ID
191820
Museum-digital person/organization ID
276362
Open Library ID
OL316815A, OL5828288A
OpenMLOL author ID
45648
Prabook ID
1104004
Project Gutenberg author ID
37568
S2A3 Biographical Database ID
3396
SNAC ARK ID
w6513w86
WikiTree person ID
Todd-9215
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtMr6V4dDYKJjRdYQCJDq
ZbMATH author ID
todd.d-p

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Summary

David Peck Todd was born on March 19, 1855[1], in New York[2]. He died on June 1, 1939[3], in Lynchburg[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], poet[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and director[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for David Peck Todd include 511 Davida[27], an asteroid[28].

Why It Matters

David Peck Todd is credited with the discovery of NGC 4202[29], a galaxy[30]. Entities named for him include 511 Davida[27], an asteroid[28].

FAQs

Where was David Peck Todd born?

David Peck Todd was born in New York[2].

Where did David Peck Todd die?

David Peck Todd died in Lynchburg[4].

Who were David Peck Todd's parents?

David Peck Todd's father was Sereno Edwards Todd[11].

Who was David Peck Todd married to?

David Peck Todd's spouses include Mabel Loomis Todd[12].

What did David Peck Todd do for work?

David Peck Todd worked as an astronomer[5], poet[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and director[9].

Where did David Peck Todd go to school?

David Peck Todd was educated at Columbia University[17], Amherst College[18], and Smith College[19].

What did David Peck Todd discover?

David Peck Todd is credited as discoverer of NGC 4202[29].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Image → David Todd.jpg, David and Mabel Todd.jpg
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