Mary Somerville
Scottish scientist and writer
Mary Somerville was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society. Wikipedia
Born: December 26, 1780, Jedburgh, United Kingdom
Died: November 29, 1872 (age 91 years), Naples, Italy
Spouse: William Somerville (m. 1812–1860) and Samuel Greig (m. 1804–1807)
Children: Martha Charters Somerville, Woronzow Greig, Margaret Farquhar Somerville, and more
Grandchild: Elizabeth Sherrard Somerville
Grandparents: Joseph Fairfax and Samuel Charters