David Gill

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What Wikipedia says

Sir David Gill (12 June 1843 – 24 January 1914) was a Scottish astronomer who spent most of his career as H.M. Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope. He was born in Aberdeen, trained as a watch and clock-maker, and spent ten years in the family business, which he took over from his father.

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Image: Mayall, J. E. (John Jabez Edwin), 1813-1901, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.