Wrottesley was the son of John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley, and his first wife Lady Caroline Bennet, daughter of Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a First Class degree in Mathematics in 1819. He succeeded his father as baron on 16 March 1841.
Wrottesley is distinguished for his attainments in astronomical science, was a founding member of the Royal Astronomical Society and served as its president from 1841 to 1842. In 1839 he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for his Catalogue of the Right Ascensions of 1,318 Stars. In 1853 he called the attention of the House of Lords to Lieutenant Maury's valuable scheme of meteorological observations and discoveries, and on 30 November 1855 succeeded the Earl of Rosse as President of the Royal Society.[3] Wrottesley was President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1860, the year of the famous debate between Wilberforce and Huxley at the Association's Oxford meeting.
The crater Wrottesley on the Moon is named in honour of John Wrottesley.
Lord Wrottesley died in October 1867, aged 69.
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On 28 July 1821 Wrottesley married Sophia Elizabeth (d. 13 January 1880), third daughter of Thomas Giffard of Chillington in Staffordshire. By her he had five sons and two daughters. His two youngest sons—Henry and Cameron—were killed in warfare. He was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony by his eldest son Arthur Wrottesley.[4]George Wrottesley was his third son.[5]
john, wrottesley, baron, wrottesley, fras, august, 1798, october, 1867, english, astronomer, lord, wrottesleyfrs, frasborn, 1798, august, 1798near, wolverhamptondied27, october, 1867, 1867, aged, nationalitybritishawardsgold, medal, royal, astronomical, societ. John Wrottesley 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS 5 August 1798 27 October 1867 was an English astronomer 1 2 The Lord WrottesleyFRS FRASBorn 1798 08 05 5 August 1798near WolverhamptonDied27 October 1867 1867 10 27 aged 69 NationalityBritishAwardsGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society 1839 Scientific careerFieldsastronomy28th President of the Royal SocietyIn office 1854 1858Preceded byWilliam ParsonsSucceeded byBenjamin Collins Brodie Wrottesley Hall family mansionContents 1 Life 2 Family 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife editWrottesley was the son of John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley and his first wife Lady Caroline Bennet daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl of Tankerville He attended Christ Church Oxford where he graduated with a First Class degree in Mathematics in 1819 He succeeded his father as baron on 16 March 1841 Wrottesley is distinguished for his attainments in astronomical science was a founding member of the Royal Astronomical Society and served as its president from 1841 to 1842 In 1839 he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for his Catalogue of the Right Ascensions of 1 318 Stars In 1853 he called the attention of the House of Lords to Lieutenant Maury s valuable scheme of meteorological observations and discoveries and on 30 November 1855 succeeded the Earl of Rosse as President of the Royal Society 3 Wrottesley was President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1860 the year of the famous debate between Wilberforce and Huxley at the Association s Oxford meeting The crater Wrottesley on the Moon is named in honour of John Wrottesley Lord Wrottesley died in October 1867 aged 69 Family editOn 28 July 1821 Wrottesley married Sophia Elizabeth d 13 January 1880 third daughter of Thomas Giffard of Chillington in Staffordshire By her he had five sons and two daughters His two youngest sons Henry and Cameron were killed in warfare He was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony by his eldest son Arthur Wrottesley 4 George Wrottesley was his third son 5 See also editList of presidents of the Royal SocietyReferences edit Armitage J 2006 Lord John 2nd Baron Wrottesley and the Wrottesley Hall Observatory The Antiquarian Astronomer Society for the History of Astronomy 3 5 10 Bibcode 2006AntAs 3 5A John Second Baron Wrottesley Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Royal Astronomical Society 28 4 64 68 1868 Retrieved 18 November 2015 Men of the Time Biographical Sketches of Eminent Living Characters London David Bogue Fleet Street 1856 p 793 Lee Sidney ed 1900 Wrottesley John Dictionary of National Biography Vol 63 London Smith Elder amp Co Lee Sidney ed 1912 Wrottesley George Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement Vol 3 London Smith Elder amp Co External links editAwarding of RAS gold medal ObituaryAttribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Lee Sidney ed 1900 Wrottesley John Dictionary of National Biography Vol 63 London Smith Elder amp Co Peerage of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Wrottesley Baron Wrottesley1841 1867 Succeeded byArthur WrottesleyProfessional and academic associationsPreceded byWilliam Parsons 28th President of the Royal Society1854 1858 Succeeded byBenjamin Collins Brodie nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a British astronomer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a baron in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Wrottesley 2nd Baron Wrottesley amp oldid 1182660399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
