Background
DYSON, Frank Watson was born on January 8, 1868 in Ashby. Son of Reverend Watson Dyson, Baptist Minister.
DYSON, Frank Watson was born on January 8, 1868 in Ashby. Son of Reverend Watson Dyson, Baptist Minister.
Studied at Bradford Grammar School. Trinity College, Cambridge.
Fellow; Second Wrangler. Smith’s Prizeman; Isaac Newton Student. Secretary Royal Astronomical Society, 1899-1905.
Chief Assistant, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1894- 1905. Astronomer-Royal, Scotland, 1905-1910. Astronomer - Royal, since 1910.
Fellow of the Royal Society 1901.