Venetia Burney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Venetia Burney

British academic who, as a child, named Pluto

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Apr-2009

Profession: teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Venetia Burney

  • Venetia Katharine Douglas Burney (married name Phair, 11 July 1918 – 30 April 2009), as an English girl of 11 years old, was credited by Clyde Tombaugh with first suggesting the name Pluto for the planet he discovered in 1930.
  • She was living in Oxford, England, at the time.
  • As an adult she worked as an accountant and a teacher.

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