Sir Norman Lockyer
Person Male Born 17/5/1836 Died 16/8/1920
Astronomer and journal editor, born at Rugby. Discovered and named the element helium. He created the scientific journal 'Nature' in 1869. Created C.B.in 1894 and knighted in 1897. Died at his home by the Hill Observatory in Salcombe Regis, Devon.
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