Ralph Copeland

Summary

Ralph Copeland is a human^[1]. He was born in Lancashire^[2]. He was born on +1837-09-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Edinburgh^[4]. He died on +1905-10-27T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6] and botanical collector^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Ralph Copeland was born in Lancashire^[2].
• Ralph Copeland died in Edinburgh^[4].
• Ralph Copeland was born on +1837-09-03T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ralph Copeland died on +1905-10-27T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Ralph Copeland is buried at Morningside Cemetery^[9].
• Ralph Copeland held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[10].
• Ralph Copeland's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Ralph Copeland worked as a botanical collector^[7].
• Ralph Copeland held the position of Astronomer Royal for Scotland^[11].
• Ralph Copeland was employed by University of Edinburgh^[12].
• Ralph Copeland was educated at University of Göttingen^[13].
• Ralph Copeland was educated at Kirkham Grammar School^[14].
• Ralph Copeland was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh^[15].
• Ralph Copeland's image is recorded as Copeland Ralph.jpg^[16].
• Ralph Copeland is recorded as male^[17].
• Ralph Copeland's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Ralph Copeland's ISNI is recorded as 0000000004314497^[19].
• Ralph Copeland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74248956^[20].
• Ralph Copeland's GND ID is recorded as 117698393^[21].
• Ralph Copeland's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr00024776^[22].
• Ralph Copeland's IdRef ID is recorded as 20356801X^[23].
• Ralph Copeland's Commons category is recorded as Ralph Copeland^[24].
• Ralph Copeland's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 87292256^[25].
• Ralph Copeland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dn8pq^[26].
• Ralph Copeland's family name is recorded as Copeland^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ralph Copeland's place of birth was Lancashire^[2]. He was born on +1837-09-03T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Göttingen^[13], a campus university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1734^[30], headquartered in Göttingen^[31] and Kirkham Grammar School^[14], an independent school^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1549^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[6] and botanical collector^[7]. Among Ralph Copeland's employers was University of Edinburgh^[12]. He held the position of Astronomer Royal for Scotland^[11].

Death and Burial

Ralph Copeland died on +1905-10-27T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Edinburgh^[4]. Burial took place at Morningside Cemetery^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ralph Copeland include 9850 Ralphcopeland^[35].

Why It Matters

Ralph Copeland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

He is credited with the discovery of Copeland Septet^[38], a galaxy group^[39]; NGC 739^[40], a galaxy^[41]; NGC 7767^[42], a galaxy^[43]; NGC 5315^[44], a planetary nebula^[45]; NGC 3758^[46], an infrared source^[47]; and NGC 4072^[48], a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region^[49]. Entities named for him include 9850 Ralphcopeland^[35].

FAQs

Where was Ralph Copeland born?

Ralph Copeland was born in Lancashire^[2].

Where did Ralph Copeland die?

Ralph Copeland passed away in Edinburgh^[4].

What did Ralph Copeland do for work?

Ralph Copeland worked as astronomer^[6] and botanical collector^[7].

Where did Ralph Copeland go to school?

Ralph Copeland was educated at University of Göttingen^[13] and Kirkham Grammar School^[14].

What did Ralph Copeland discover?

Ralph Copeland is credited as discoverer of Copeland Septet^[38], NGC 739^[40], NGC 7767^[42], and NGC 5315^[44].