William
Frederick
Denning
Born in Radstock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Ellen Louisa (Denning) Gravely, Frederick Denning, Charles Poyntz Denning, Emma Elizabeth Denning, Mary Eveline Poyntz (Denning) Willetts and Alice Angelina Denning
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 82
[location unknown]
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Biography
William Denning is Notable.
William was born in 1848 in Redpost, near Radstock. He was the son of Isaac Denning.
He was a famous Victorian astronomer who discovered five comets including the Lost Comet.
Asteroid 71885 Denning, discovered by the Spacewatch program in 2000, was named in his memory
Outside astronomy, as a young man, Denning showed prowess at cricket to the extent W G Grace invited him to play for Gloucestershire. However Denning's retiring nature made him decline the offer.
He passed away in 1931.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frederick_Denning
- https://britastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/W.F.Denning.pdf
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