George Biddell Airy
Mathematician and astronomer
Sir George Biddell Airy KCB FRS was an English mathematician and astronomer, as well as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1826 to 1828 and the seventh Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. Wikipedia
Born: July 27, 1801, Alnwick, United Kingdom
Died: January 2, 1892 (age 90 years), Greenwich, United Kingdom
Education: Colchester Royal Grammar School and Trinity College
Children: Wilfrid Airy, Hubert Airy, and Christabel Airy
Awards: Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1833, 1846), Smith's Prize (1823), Copley Medal (1831), and more
Grandchild: Anna Airy
Parents: William Airy and Ann Biddell