William Henry Finlay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Henry Finlay

South African astronomer

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1849

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1924

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

William Henry Finlay (FRAS) (17 June 1849, in Liverpool – 7 December 1924, in Grahamstown, South Africa) was a South African astronomer.
He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898 under Edward James Stone.
He discovered the periodic comet 15P/Finlay.
Earlier, he was one of the first to spot the "Great Comet of 1882" (C/1882 R1).
The first telegraphic determinations of longitude along the western coast of Africa were made by Finlay and T.
F.
Pullen.