Venetia Burney

Venetia Burney
Venetia Burney
Born	Venetia Katharine Douglas Burney; 11 July 1918
Died	30 April 2009 (aged 90); Banstead, England, UK
Known for	Naming Pluto
Spouse	Edward Maxwell Phair (m. 1947–2006)
Children	Patrick Phair
Parents	Charles Fox Burney; Ethel Wordsworth Madan;
Relatives	Falconer Madan, grandfather

Venetia Burney (1918–2009) is known for suggesting name the Pluto for newly discovered celestial body in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. At that time, Venetia Burney was an 11 year old schoolgirl living in Oxford, England. [1][2][3]

References

Hazen, Allison (2 June 2015). "Transcript: The Girl Who Named Pluto". NASA. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
"The girl who named a planet". 13 January 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
Grimes, William (10 May 2009). "Venetia Phair Dies at 90; as a Girl, She Named Pluto" – via NYTimes.com.

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[1] Hazen, Allison (2 June 2015). "Transcript: The Girl Who Named Pluto". NASA. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2009.

[2] "The girl who named a planet". 13 January 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

[3] Grimes, William (10 May 2009). "Venetia Phair Dies at 90; as a Girl, She Named Pluto" – via NYTimes.com.