Background
PLUMMER, William Edward was born on March 26, 1849 in Deptford. Youngest son of John Plummer. Two son one d.
PLUMMER, William Edward was born on March 26, 1849 in Deptford. Youngest son of John Plummer. Two son one d.
Privately; Oxford (Honourable Master of Arts).
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society Entered Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Assistant to Doctor J. R. Hind at Mr. Bishop’s Observatory, Twickenham.
Senior assistant at Oxford University Observatory. Appointed Examiner in Astronomy to the University of Edinburgh, 1895. President of Liverpool Astronomical Society. Director of Liverpool Observatory; Astronomer to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board; Honourable Reader in Astronomy, University of Liverpool, since 1900.
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