Ernest William Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest William Brown

English-American astronomer and mathematician

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1866

Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1938

Profession: astronomer, mathematician

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ernest William Brown FRS (29 November 1866 – 22 July 1938) was an English mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States and became a naturalised American citizen in 1923.His life's work was the study of the Moon's motion (lunar theory) and the compilation of extremely accurate lunar tables.
He also studied the motion of the planets and calculated the orbits of Trojan asteroids.