Professor William Ernest Cooke
Professor of astronomy
- Born
- 25 July 1863, Adelaide, South Australia
- Died
- 7 November 1947, Adelaide, South Australia
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Ebenezer Cooke [qv]
- Mother
- Eliza Peyton Ogden
- Married Jessie Elizabeth Greayer; father of Maxwell Greayer Cooke [qv]
Degrees
| 1882 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Adelaide |
| 1889 | Master of Arts | The University of Adelaide |
Career
- FRAS.
- Astronomer and meteorologist.
- Govt Astronomer of WA 1896-1912.
- Govt Astronomer of NSW and Prof of Astronomy, USyd 1912-26.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cooke-william-ernest-5767
Other Online: http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001030b.htm
Other:
- NSW PS List 1926.