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Hector Copland Macpherson, (1 April 1888 – 19 May 1956) was a Scottish astronomer and minister. He was the son of writer Hector Carsewell Macpherson. His 1940 work ''Biographical Dictionary of Astronomy'' was later incorporated into the ''Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers'', which was first published in 2007.〔 〕 ==Biography== Macpherson was born in Edinburgh in 1888. As a child, Macpherson had rheumatic fever. The illness was the reason he did not attend school. Instead, he was taught at home until he went to university. At age 13, he was given a telescope. Macpherson set up an observatory in the family garden with the gift. In 1911, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society at the suggestion of Frank Watson Dyson. Eight years later, he was accepted into the Royal Society of Edinburgh.〔 Macpherson studied theology at New College, Edinburgh and became a minister for the United Free Church of Scotland. He served five years at a church in Louden, Ayrshire. In 1921, Macpherson returned to Edinburgh, and was named the minister of the Guthrie Memorial Church. He led the church during its 1929 merger with the Church of Scotland and served the congregation until his death. He earned a Ph.D from Edinburgh in 1923, for his research on the Covenanter movement.〔 Macpherson married Catherine Anne Chisholm in 1917, with whom he had four children: Hector, Fergus, Mari Margaret Anne, and Catherine Isabel.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hector Macpherson (astronomer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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