Sidney
Charles Bartholomew
"Ben"
Gascoigne
Born in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 94
in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2022
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Biography
Sidney Gascoigne is Notable.
Sidney was born in 1915. He was the son of Sidney Gascoigne and Agnes Bartholomew. He passed away in 2010.
Sidney Charles Bartholemew "Ben" Gascoigne AO was a New Zealand-born optical astronomer and expert in photometry who played a leading role in the design and commissioning of Australia's largest optical telescope, the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which for a time was one of the world's most important astronomical facilities.
In 1943 Ben Gascoigne married and moved into a house on Mount Stromlo with his wife, Rosalie Norah King Walker a renowned Australian sculptor.
Ben Gascoigne died on the 25th of March 2010. And a memorial service was held at St John's Church in Reid, Canberra, on the 12th of April that year.
Sources
- NZ BDM
Various obituaries includinf: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000434b.htm
- Ben Gascoigne from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 11th of November, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gascoigne
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