* Astronomy

Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger (27 October 1836 - 9 January 1897) was an English lunar mapper and the first director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association (BAA). Elger was a member of several astronomical associations, such as the Royal Astronomical Society, the short-lived Selenographical Society and the British Astronomical Association. Besides his astronomical work, he was an ardent archaeologist and founded the Bedfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club. He is remembered by the lunar crater Elger. 
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Title: The discovery of the correct birth date for selenographer Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger
Authors: Garfinkle, R. A. 

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