William Huggins

Sir
William Huggins
OM KCB FRS
Sir William Huggins OM KCB FRS
	Portrait by John Collier, 1905
Born	7 February 1824; Cornhill, Middlesex, England
Died	12 May 1910 (aged 86); Tulse Hill, London, England
Known for	Astronomical spectroscopy
Spouse	Margaret Lindsay Huggins
Awards	Royal Medal (1866); Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1867); Lalande Prize (1870); Rumford Medal (1880); Valz Prize (1882); Janssen Medal (1888) ; Copley Medal (1898); Actonian Prize (1900); Henry Draper Medal (1901); Bruce Medal (1904)
	Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy

Sir William Huggins OM KCB FRS (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was a British astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together with his wife, Margaret.^[1]

^ Henry Park Hollis (1912). "Huggins, William" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[1] Henry Park Hollis (1912). "Huggins, William" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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Sir William Huggins OM KCB FRS
Portrait by John Collier, 1905
Born	(1824-02-07)7 February 1824 Cornhill, Middlesex, England
Died	12 May 1910(1910-05-12) (aged 86) Tulse Hill, London, England
Known for	Astronomical spectroscopy
Spouse	Margaret Lindsay Huggins
Awards	Royal Medal (1866) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1867) Lalande Prize (1870) Rumford Medal (1880) Valz Prize (1882) Janssen Medal (1888) Copley Medal (1898) Actonian Prize (1900) Henry Draper Medal (1901) Bruce Medal (1904)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy