Sir
Patrick
Alfred
Caldwell-Moore
formerly Moore
Born in Pinner, Middlesex, England
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 89
in Selsey, West Sussex, England
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Aug 2022
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Biography
Patrick (Moore) Caldwell-Moore is Notable.
Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore CBE HonFRS FRAS (4 March 1923-9 December 2012) was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominent status in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter. Patrick Moore was born 4 March 1923 at Innamincka, 22 Cannon Lane, Pinner, Middlesex. His father, Captain Charles Trachsel Moore (1885-1947), was an accountant who had served on the Western Front in the First World War, winning a Military Cross for bravery at the Battle of Arras, twice being mentioned in dispatches, and being invalided out after a gas attack, which thereafter impaired his health. Patrick's mother, Gertrude Lilian, née White (1886-1981), daughter of Julius White, a wealthy London solicitor, was an amateur opera singer who had trained in Italy under Vincenzo Sabatini, and a talented artist. Patrick was baptized, Patrick Alfred Moore.
At some point in adulthood, he added Caldwell, initially as a middle name, later as part of a double-barrelled surname, and began giving his father's name as 'Capt. Charles Caldwell-Moore'. Caldwell was his paternal grandfather William's middle name, Trachsel his (German) paternal grandmother Célina's maiden name. Patrick Moore served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He was once engaged, but his fiancée was killed during the war, and he never married or had children.
Moore was President of the British Astronomical Association, co-founder and president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, author of over seventy books on astronomy, and presenter of the world's longest-running television series with the same original presenter, BBC's The Sky at Night. He became known as a specialist in Moon observation and for creating the Caldwell catalogue. Idiosyncrasies such as his rapid diction and monocle made him a popular and instantly recognisable figure on British television.
Moore was also a self-taught xylophonist and pianist, as well as an accomplished composer. He was an amateur cricketer, golfer, and chess player. In addition to many popular science books, Patrick wrote numerous works of fiction. He was an opponent of foxhunting, an outspoken critic of the European Union and a supporter of the UK Independence Party, and he served as chair of the short-lived anti-immigration United Country Party.[1]
- Name: Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore (1923-2012)[2][3]
- Father: Capt. Charles Trachsel Moore MC (September 14, 1885. Holloway, Islington, London, England - 1947 (Inhaled Gas in 1st World war)) [3]
- Mother: Gertrude Lilian (White) Moore (died 1981)[3]
- no siblings
- no spouse
- no children
Research Notes
[2]Burial: Find a Grave, database and images
| Name: | Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore |
| Birth Date: | 4 Mar 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Pinner, London Borough of Harrow, Greater London, England |
| Death Date: | 9 Dec 2012 |
| Death Place: | Selsey, Chichester District, West Sussex, England |
| Cemetery: | St Wilfred's Chapel. St Peter's Churchyard |
| Cemetery Address: | Selsey, Chichester District, West Sussex, England |
| Biography: | Astronomer, writer. He is known for having spread interest in astronomy on a popular level. He participated in the design of the Armagh Planetarium in Northern Ireland, the renovation of the Birr telescope in the Republic of Ireland and the development of the Herschel Astronomy Museum in Bath. Appointed knight of the Order of the British Empire (1968) and subsequently Commander (1988), Patrick Moore has been a member of several scientific organizations, including the Royal Astronomical Society and the East Sussex Astronomical Society, as well as being an Honorary Member of the Royal Society. He received an honorary doctorate by the universities of Lancaster, Hatfield Polytechnic, Birmingham, Leicester, North Staffordshire and Portsmouth. He has written numerous essays, including the "Astronomy Catalog", "A Guide to the Moon", "Mission to Mars", "Next Fifty Years in Space", "The Astronomy Encyclopaedia", "Eyes on the Universe: Story of the Telescope "and the last" Our universe: facts, figures and fun " |
Sources
- ↑ Biography: Pearson, Richard. The History of Astronomy Lulu Publication. Nottingham. https://books.google.com/books?id=0pjTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=Capt.+Charles+Trachsel+Caldwell-Moore&source=bl&ots=bzRtIEB-MT&sig=ACfU3U3xakAEuUe2ohaJyF-e8MiS0cGkEA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5q4vOgMj5AhUYj2oFHUmtAr4Q6AF6BAgcEAM#v=onepage&q=Capt.%20Charles%20Trachsel%20Caldwell-Moore&f=false
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209207144/sir_patrick-alfred-caldwell-moore: accessed 14 August 2022), memorial page for Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore (4 Mar 1923–9 Dec 2012), Find A Grave: Memorial #209207144, citing St Wilfred's Chapel. St Peter's Churchyard, Selsey, Chichester District, West Sussex, England; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Geni online family profiles: https://www.geni.com/people/Captain-Charles-Moore/6000000018616924566 https://www.geni.com/people/Gertrude-Moore/6000000134900615893
- Wikipedia contributors, "Patrick Moore," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Moore&oldid=1094565813 (accessed August 15, 2022).
- Moore, Patrick. Patrick Moore: The Autobiography https://books.google.com/books?id=D7MTDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT0#v=onepage&q&f=false
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