John Pratt
British astronomer
John Henry Pratt FRS was a British clergyman, astronomer and mathematician. A Cambridge Apostle, he joined the British East India Company in 1838 as a chaplain and later became Archdeacon of Calcutta. Wikipedia
Born: June 4, 1809, London, United Kingdom
Died: December 28, 1871 (age 62 years), Ghazipur, India
Books: A treatise on attractions, Laplace's functions, and the figure of the earth, A Sermon Delivered in St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta on ... October 4, 1857. Being the Day Appointed by the Right Hon'ble the Governor General to be Observed as a Day of Special Prayer ... on Account of the Present Troubles. [With an Appendix Consisting of an Account of the Lawrence Asylum at Sanawur.]., A Treatise on Attractions, Laplace's Functions, and the Figure of the Earth by John H. Pratt. - 2. Ed, and more
Parents: Josiah Pratt
Nationality: British