Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888) was a Belgian astronomer who was the Director of the Brussels Observatory from 1876 to 1883. He lived in Jamaica from 1868 to 1876.
'Félicitation pour vos recherches sur JC Houzeau de Lehaie en Jamaique'
email from Belgium, October 2007
authored by Joy Lumsden, MA(Cantab), PhD(UWI), Kingston, Jamaica |
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References:
Daily Gleaner, June 21 1909
Jamaica Times, June 26 1909 page 11
Studies in Astronomy, J. Ellard Gore, 1904 ( chapter "A Great Belgian Astronomer")
National Library of Jamaica - MS 252 (article by J. L. Pietersz); MS 1797(letter from Houzeau, 1880)
Jamaica Times, March 6, 1915, pages 1 & 4
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