Venetia Burney
Venetia Burney | |
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Venetia Burney aged 11 | |
| Born | Venetia Katharine Douglas Burney 11 July 1918 |
| Died | 30 April 2009 (aged 90) Banstead, England |
| Known for | Naming Pluto |
| Spouse |
Edward Maxwell Phair
(m. 1947–2006) |
| Children | Patrick Phair |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Falconer Madan, grandfather |
Venetia Katharine Douglas Burney (married name Phair, 11 July 1918 – 30 April 2009) was an English accountant and teacher. She is remembered as the first person to suggest the name Pluto for the dwarf planet discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. At the time, she was 11 years old.