Stephen Joseph Perry
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Rev. Father Stephen Joseph Perry S.J. |
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26 August 1833 London |
| Died | 27 December 1889 (aged 56) at sea |
| Residence | England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Priest, Astronomer |
| Known for | Astronomy |
| Notable work | Stonyhurst College Observatory |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Stephen Joseph Perry SJ (born in London, 26 August 1833; d. 27 December 1889) was an English Jesuit and astronomer, known as a participant in scientific expeditions.
He belonged to a well-known Catholic family. His schooling was first at Gifford Hall, and then at the Benedictine College, Douai, where he proceeded to Rome to study for the priesthood. Having resolved to enter the Society of Jesus, he entered the novitiate (1853-5) first at Hodder, and then at Beaumont Lodge, after which he pursued his studies at St. Acheul, near Amiens, and at Stonyhurst College. In consequence of his marked bent for mathematics, he was sent to attend the lectures of Augustus De Morgan, in London, and those of Bertrand, Liouville, Delaunay, Cauchy, and Serret, in Paris. In the autumn of 1860 he was recalled to Stonyhurst to teach physics and mathematics, likewise taking charge of the observatory.
In 1863 he commenced his theological studies at St. Beuno's College, North Wales, and was ordained in 1866. He resumed his former duties at Stonyhurst, which during the rest of his life were uninterrupted, save by special scientific engagements.
In company with Father Walter Sidgreaves, he made magnetic surveys, in 1868 of western France, in 1869 of eastern France, and in 1871 of Belgium. In 1870 he was in charge of a government expedition to observe a solar eclipse at Cadiz; at Carriacou (West Indies) in 1886; in Moscow in 1887; and at the Îles du Salut in 1889, on which journey he died.
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