William Pearson

Summary

William Pearson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1767-04-23T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died in South Kilworth^[3]. He died on +1847-09-06T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an astronomer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• William Pearson died in South Kilworth^[3].
• William Pearson was born on +1767-04-23T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William Pearson died on +1847-09-06T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William Pearson held citizenship in England^[7].
• English was William Pearson's native language^[8].
• William Pearson worked as an astronomer^[5].
• William Pearson's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[9].
• William Pearson received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[10].
• William Pearson received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[11].
• William Pearson was a member of Royal Society^[12].
• William Pearson's image is recorded as Portrait of William Pearson (1767-1847) from History of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1820-1920.png^[13].
• William Pearson is recorded as male^[14].
• William Pearson's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• William Pearson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030187794^[16].
• William Pearson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7790422^[17].
• William Pearson's GND ID is recorded as 103084916^[18].
• William Pearson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87804763^[19].
• William Pearson's IdRef ID is recorded as 075197030^[20].
• William Pearson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b_ccp2^[21].
• William Pearson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2512095A^[22].
• William Pearson's family name is recorded as Pearson^[23].
• William Pearson's given name is recorded as William^[24].
• William Pearson's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[25].
• William Pearson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• William Pearson's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 21725^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Pearson was born on +1767-04-23T00:00:00Z^[2]. English was his native language^[8].

Education

William Pearson's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Pearson's professions included astronomer^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[10], a fellowship award^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[11], a science award^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1824^[32].

Death and Burial

William Pearson died on +1847-09-06T00:00:00Z^[4]. He died in South Kilworth^[3].

Why It Matters

William Pearson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]

FAQs

Where did William Pearson die?

William Pearson died in South Kilworth^[3].

What did William Pearson do for work?

William Pearson worked as astronomer^[5].

Where did William Pearson go to school?

William Pearson was educated at University of Cambridge^[9].

What awards did William Pearson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[10] and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[11].