George Biddell Airy

Sir George Biddell Airy KCB FRS
George Biddell Airy in 1891
Born	(1801-07-27)27 July 1801 Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Died	2 January 1892(1892-01-02) (aged 90) Greenwich, London, England
Nationality	British
Education	Colchester Royal Grammar School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Seventh Astronomer Royal See full list
Awards	Smith's Prize (1823) Copley Medal (1831) RAS Gold Medal (1833, 1846) Lalande Prize (1834) Royal Medal (1845) Albert Medal (1876)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy, mathematics
Institutions	Trinity College, Cambridge Royal Society
Academic advisors	George Peacock

Sir George Biddell Airy KCB FRS (/ˈɛəri/; 27 July 1801 – 2 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, as well as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1826 to 1828 and the seventh Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. His many achievements include work on planetary orbits, measuring the mean density of the Earth, a method of solution of two-dimensional problems in solid mechanics and, in his role as Astronomer Royal, establishing Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian.