Benjamin Apthorp Gould was a pioneering American astronomer. He is noted for creating the Astronomical Journal, discovering the Gould Belt, and for founding of the Argentine National Observatory and the Argentine National Weather Service. Wikipedia
Born: September 27, 1824, Boston, MA
Died: November 26, 1896 (age 72 years), Cambridge, MA
Children: Alice Bache Gould and Benjamin Apthorp Gould
Partner: Mary Apthorp Quincy Gould
Parents: Benjamin Apthorp Gould and Lucretia Dana Gould
Known for: Astronomical Journal; Gould Belt; Gould designations