Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923
Biography
Edward Emerson Barnard (1857-1923) was an astronomer.
Edward Emerson Barnard was born December 16, 1857 in Nashville, Tennessee to Reuben and Elizabeth Jane Haywood Barnard. He had very little formal schooling before being sent to work in the photograph studio of John H. Van Stavoren. He discovered his first comet in 1881 and would go on to discover a total of 16 new coments and three recovered periodic comets throughout his career. Because of his comet discoveries, he received a fellowship to Vanderbilt University in 1883, and he stayed there until 1888 when he moved to the Lick Observatory as a staff astronomer. He made a number of discoveries during his time at Lick, including more comets and a satellite of Jupiter before his research shifted to the Milky Way, particularly dark spots he observed. He moved to the Yerkes Observatory at the University of Chicago in 1895, where he continued to study the Milky Way, taking more than 500 photographic plates in less than a year to document his discoveries. He received a number of awards throughout his career, including being awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1897. He also received an honorary doctorate from Vanderbilt University. He married Rhoda Calvert in 1881. Barnard died February 7, 1923 in Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, November 10, 2022 (born December 16, 1857 in Nashville, Tennessee; parents Reuben Barnard and Elizabeth Jane Haywood Barnard; married Rhoda Calvert in 1881; died February 7, 1923 in Williams Bay, Wisconsin). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers, 2016: p. 343-346 (born December 16, 1857 in Nashville, Tennessee; parents Reuben Barnard and Elizabeth Jane Haywood Barnard; had very little formal schooling; sent to work in the photograph studio of John H. Van Stavoren; discovered his first comet in 1881; discovered a total of 16 new coments and three recovered periodic comets throughout his career; received a fellowship to Vanderbilt University in 1883; moved to the Lick Observatory as a staff astronomer in 1888; made a number of discoveries during his time at Lick, including more comets and a satellite of Jupiter before his research shifted to the Milky Way, particularly dark spots he observed; moved to the Yerkes Observatory at the University of Chicago in 1895, where he continued to study the Milky Way; took more than 500 photographic plates in less than a year to document his discoveries; received a number of awards throughout his career; awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1897; received an honorary doctorate from Vanderbilt University; married Rhoda Calvert in 1881; died February 7, 1923 in Williams Bay, Wisconsin). Royal Astronomical Society - Gold Medal - Past Members, via WWW, November 10, 2022 (awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1897).Found in 1 Collection or Record:
S. W. Burnham and Edward Emerson Barnard photographs
Contains glass plate photographs taken by S. W. Burnham and Edward Emerson Barnard. There are also some plates for which the photographer is not known. Some of the glass plates are photographic negatives and others are transparencies. The subjects include telescopes, observatories, the moon, stars, and some photographs of a volcanic eruption. Dated approximately 1880-1919.