Edward Pigott

Summary

Edward Pigott is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bath^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1753^[3]. He passed away in Bath^[4]. He died on June 27, 1825^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Bath^[2], Edward Pigott…
• Edward Pigott passed away in Bath^[4].
• Edward Pigott was born on March 27, 1753^[3].
• Edward Pigott died on June 27, 1825^[5].
• Edward Pigott held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[8].
• Edward Pigott held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[9].
• Edward Pigott worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Edward Pigott's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[10].
• Edward Pigott is recorded as male^[11].
• Edward Pigott's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Edward Pigott's residence is recorded as England^[13].
• Edward Pigott's family name is recorded as Q16881218^[14].
• Edward Pigott's given name is recorded as Edward^[15].
• Edward Pigott's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[16].
• Edward Pigott's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Edward Pigott's described by source is recorded as Astronomers: A Biographical Reference^[18].
• Edward Pigott's different from is recorded as Edward Pigott^[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bath^[2], Edward Pigott… he was born on March 27, 1753^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Edward Pigott's professions included astronomer^[6].

Personal Life

Edward Pigott's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[10].

Death and Burial

Edward Pigott died on June 27, 1825^[5]. He passed away in Bath^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Edward Pigott include Goodricke-Pigott Observatory^[20], an astronomical observatory^[21], in United States^[22] and 10220 Pigott^[23], an asteroid^[24].

Why It Matters

Edward Pigott ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]

He has been cited as an influence by John Goodricke^[26], an astronomer^[27], 1764–1786^[28], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[29], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31].

He is credited with the discovery of Black Eye Galaxy^[32], a spiral galaxy^[33]; R Scuti^[34], a variable star^[35]; and 226P/Pigott–LINEAR–Kowalski^[36], a periodic comet^[37]. Entities named for him include Goodricke-Pigott Observatory^[20], an astronomical observatory^[21], in United States^[22] and 10220 Pigott^[23], an asteroid^[24].

FAQs

Where was Edward Pigott born?

Edward Pigott's place of birth was Bath^[2].

Where did Edward Pigott die?

Edward Pigott passed away in Bath^[4].

What did Edward Pigott do for work?

Edward Pigott worked as astronomer^[6].

Who did Edward Pigott influence?

Edward Pigott has been cited as an influence by John Goodricke^[26].

What did Edward Pigott discover?

Edward Pigott is credited as discoverer of Black Eye Galaxy^[32], R Scuti^[34], and 226P/Pigott–LINEAR–Kowalski^[36].