Frank Evans Seagrave

Background

Seagrave, Frank Evans was born on March 29, 1860 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of George Augustus and Mary Greene (Evans) Seagrave.

Education

Educated school of Review Charles H. Wheeler, 1869-1874. Harvard College Observatory, 1875-1877. Master of Arts, Brown University, 1911.

Unmarried.

During period 1878-1901 went on 3 total solar eclipse expeditions and observed visually and photographically many phenomena, such as the reversing layer, corona and prominence spectra. Photographed transit of Venus, at Providence, Rhode Island, December 6, 1882. Accomplished important work in relation to Halley’s comet which appeared in 1909, 1910.

Has made numerous observations of comets, and computations and observations of variable stars of different types to determine their periods and forms of their light curves.

Also orbits of comets, asteroids, the planet Pluto, et cetera

Achievements

• Frank Evans Seagrave has been listed as a noteworthy astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Father:

George Augustus Seagrave

Mother:

Mary Greene (Evans) Seagrave