John Couch Adams
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Summary
John Couch Adams was born on June 5, 1819[1], in Laneast[2]. He died on January 21, 1892[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1819[9]
- Date of death: January 1, 1892[10]
- Place of burial: Ascension Parish Burial Ground[11]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12]
- Field of work: astronomy[13], mathematics[14]
- Position held: Regius Professor of Mathematics[15], Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry[16], President of the Royal Astronomical Society[17], director[18]
- Employer: University of Cambridge[19], University of St Andrews[20], St John's College[21], Pembroke College[22]
- Educated at: St John's College[23]
- Notable work: discovery of Neptune[24], Adams–Bashforth methods[25], tidal acceleration[26]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[27], Copley Medal[28], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[29], Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[30], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[31], Smith's Prize[32]
- Member of: Royal Society[33], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[34], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[35], Russian Academy of Sciences[36], National Academy of Sciences[37], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[38], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[39]
- Influenced by: Isaac Newton[40]
- Sex or gender: male[41]
- Commons category: John Couch Adams[42]
- Family name: Adams[43]
- Given name: John[44]
- Topic's main category: Category:John Couch Adams[45]
- Commons gallery: John Couch Adams[46]
- Student of: John Hymers[47]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[48], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[51], Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement[52], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[53], Otto's encyclopedia[54], Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for John Couch Adams include Adams Prize[56], a mathematics award[57], in United Kingdom[58], founded in 1848[59]; 1996 Adams[60], an asteroid[61]; Adams[62], an impact crater[63]; and Adams Nunatak[64], a nunatak[65].
Why It Matters
John Couch Adams has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
He is credited with the discovery of Neptune[68], an ice giant[69]. Entities named for him include Adams Prize[56], a mathematics award[57], in United Kingdom[58], founded in 1848[59]; 1996 Adams[60], an asteroid[61]; Adams[62], an impact crater[63]; and Adams Nunatak[64], a nunatak[65].
FAQs
Where was John Couch Adams born?
John Couch Adams was born in Laneast[2].
Where did John Couch Adams die?
John Couch Adams passed away in Cambridge[4].
What did John Couch Adams do for work?
John Couch Adams worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did John Couch Adams go to school?
John Couch Adams was educated at St John's College[23].
What awards did John Couch Adams receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[27], Copley Medal[28], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[29], and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[30].
What did John Couch Adams discover?
John Couch Adams is credited as discoverer of Neptune[68].