Sampson was born in Schull, County Cork in Ireland, then part of the UK. He was the fourth of five children[2] to James Sampson, a Cornish-born metallurgical chemist, and his wife, Sarah Anne Macdermott.[3]
The family moved to Liverpool and Sampson attended the Liverpool Institute and then graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1888.[4] In 1891 he was awarded a scholarship to carry out astronomical research at Cambridge University. (He had been a student of astronomer John Couch Adams, and helped to edit and publish Part I of the second volume of Adams' papers in 1900).
In 1893 he married Ida Binney of St Helens. His daughter, Peggie Sampson (1912-2004) was a professional cellist and educator. His brother John Sampson was a linguist and Romany scholar.
Publications
The Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites (1909)
The Sun (1914)
On Gravitation and Relativity (1920)
Theory of the Four Great Satellites of Jupiter (1921)
Recognition
The crater Sampson on the Moon is named after him.
^Whittaker, E. T (1940). "Ralph Allen Sampson. 1866-1939". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (8): 221–226. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1940.0019. JSTOR 768885. S2CID 162264769.
^Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X.
^"Sampson, Ralph Allen (SM884RA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^"Library and Archive Catalogue". The Royal Society. Retrieved 11 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
^Snyder, Virgil (1913). "The fifth International Congress of Mathematicians. sections II-IV" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 19 (4): 175–191. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1913-02313-9.
Entry in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
Works by Ralph Allan Sampson at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Obituaries
MNRAS 100 (1940) 258– 263
Obs 63 (1940) 105 (one paragraph)
January 31, 2023
ralph, allan, sampson, ralph, allan, allen, sampson, frse, june, 1866, november, 1939, british, astronomer, born, 1866, june, 1866diednovember, 1939, 1939, aged, nationalitybritishoccupationastronomer, contents, life, family, publications, recognition, referen. Ralph Allan or Allen Sampson FRS 1 FRSE LLD 25 June 1866 7 November 1939 was a British astronomer Ralph Allan SampsonBorn 1866 06 25 June 25 1866DiedNovember 7 1939 1939 11 07 aged 73 NationalityBritishOccupationAstronomer Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Publications 4 Recognition 5 References 6 External links 6 1 ObituariesLife EditSampson was born in Schull County Cork in Ireland then part of the UK He was the fourth of five children 2 to James Sampson a Cornish born metallurgical chemist and his wife Sarah Anne Macdermott 3 The family moved to Liverpool and Sampson attended the Liverpool Institute and then graduated from St John s College Cambridge in 1888 4 In 1891 he was awarded a scholarship to carry out astronomical research at Cambridge University He had been a student of astronomer John Couch Adams and helped to edit and publish Part I of the second volume of Adams papers in 1900 In 1893 Sampson was made Professor of Mathematics at Durham College of Science in Newcastle on Tyne and was elected Professor of Mathematics at Durham University in 1895 In December 1910 he became Astronomer Royal for Scotland until 1937 and Professor of Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh He did pioneering work in measuring the color temperature of stars He did important research into the theory of the motions of Jupiter s four Galilean satellites for which he won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1928 He served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1915 to 1917 In June 1903 Sampson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1 5 In 1911 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh His proposers were Sir Frank Watson Dyson Sir James Walker Arthur Robinson and James Gordon MacGregor He served as the Society s Vice President 1915 to 1918 and as Secretary 1922 23 and General Secretary 1923 to 1933 He won their Keith Prize for 1919 1920 At the fifth International Congress of Mathematicians held in 1912 in Cambridge Sampson presented a paper entitled Some points in the theory of errors 6 He retired in 1937 aged 71 due to failing health and moved to Bath 7 He died in Bath Somerset on 7 November 1939 Family EditIn 1893 he married Ida Binney of St Helens His daughter Peggie Sampson 1912 2004 was a professional cellist and educator His brother John Sampson was a linguist and Romany scholar Publications EditThe Eclipses of Jupiter s Satellites 1909 The Sun 1914 On Gravitation and Relativity 1920 Theory of the Four Great Satellites of Jupiter 1921 Recognition EditThe crater Sampson on the Moon is named after him References Edit a b Whittaker E T 1940 Ralph Allen Sampson 1866 1939 Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 3 8 220 226 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1940 0019 S2CID 162264769 Whittaker E T 1940 Ralph Allen Sampson 1866 1939 Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 3 8 221 226 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1940 0019 JSTOR 768885 S2CID 162264769 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Sampson Ralph Allen SM884RA A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Library and Archive Catalogue The Royal Society Retrieved 11 October 2010 permanent dead link Snyder Virgil 1913 The fifth International Congress of Mathematicians sections II IV PDF Bull Amer Math Soc 19 4 175 191 doi 10 1090 s0002 9904 1913 02313 9 Ralph Sampson biography External links EditAwarding of RAS Gold Medal MNRAS 88 1928 334 Awarding of RAS Gold Medal Obs 51 1928 65 Entry in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers Works by Ralph Allan Sampson at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Obituaries Edit MNRAS 100 1940 258 263 Obs 63 1940 105 one paragraph Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph Allan Sampson amp oldid 1136222265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
