Christopher Clive Langton Gregory (13 May 1892 – 24 November 1964) was a British astronomer, who established the University of London Observatory.[1] He was born in Parkstone, Dorset and lived in Swanage, Dorset in 1911 and in Hendon, Middlesex in 1939. He died in Crookham-with-Ewshott, Hampshire.[2]
C.C.L. Gregory | |
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| Born | Christopher Clive Langton Gregory 13 May 1892 Parkstone, Dorset, England |
| Died | 24 November 1964 (aged 72) Crookham-with-Ewshott, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
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| Children | Richard Gregory |
Gregory's son by his first wife, Helen Patricia (née Gibson), was psychologist Richard Gregory (1923–2010). His second wife was Anita Gregory (née Kohsen).
The National Portrait Gallery has a photograph of Gregory taken in 1939.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Christopher Clive Langton Gregory (obituary)". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 7: 81. 1966. Bibcode:1966QJRAS...7...81.
- ^ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCDC-51N/christopher-clive-langton-gregory-1892-1964
- ^ "Christopher Clive Langton Gregory - National Portrait Gallery". Retrieved 26 September 2018.
External links
edit- Obituary at Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 7, p. 81, by E. Margaret Burbidge
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