Thomas Gwyn Elger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetThomas Gwyn Elger
British astronomer
Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1836
Place of Birth: Bedford, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 08-Jan-1897
Profession: astronomer
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Thomas Gwyn Elger
- Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger FRAS (1836 – 1897) was a British selenographer and one of the preeminent lunar observers of the Victorian age, best known for his lunar map, which was regarded as one of the best available until the 1960s.
- He was the first director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association (BAA), and is remembered by the lunar crater Elger.
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