* Astronomy

John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS (5 August 1798 - 27 October 1867) was an English astronomer.
Wrottesley is distinguished for his attainments in astronomical science, was a founding member of the Royal Astronomical Society and served as its president from 1841 to 1842. In 1839 he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for his Catalogue of the Right Ascensions of 1,318 Stars. He was also President of the Royal Society from 1854 to 1858. In 1853 he called the attention of the House of Lords to Lieutenant Maury's valuable scheme of meteorological observations and discoveries; and on Nov. 30, 1855, succeeded the Earl of Rosse as President of the Royal Society.
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