John Russell Hind

John Russell Hind FRS FRSE LLD (12 May 1823 – 23 December 1895) was an English astronomer.

For other people with the same name, see John Hind.

John Russell Hind
John Russell Hind c. 1860s
Born(1823-05-12)12 May 1823
Nottingham
Died23 December 1895(1895-12-23) (aged 72)
Twickenham, London
Known forDiscovery of asteroids and variable stars
AwardsLalande Prize (1847, 1850–1854)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1853)
Royal Medal (1855)
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