Thomas Maclear

Thomas Maclear
1833 portrait of Maclear
Born(1794-03-17)17 March 1794
Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died14 July 1879(1879-07-14) (aged 85)
Cape Town, Cape Colony
Occupation(s)Astronomer, surgeon
Awards

Thomas Maclear (17 March 1794 – 14 July 1879) was an Irish-born Cape Colony astronomer who became Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.

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