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Venetia Phair, née Burney (11 July 1918 – 30 April 2009) was the first person to suggest the name Pluto for the (then) planet (now classified as a dwarf planet) discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. At the time, she was 11 years old and lived in Oxford, England.

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  • Venetia Burney
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  • Venetia Phair, née Burney (11 July 1918 – 30 April 2009) was the first person to suggest the name Pluto for the (then) planet (now classified as a dwarf planet) discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. At the time, she was 11 years old and lived in Oxford, England.
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Relatives
  • Falconer Madan, grandfather
Birth Date
  • 1918-07-11(xsd:date)
death place
  • Banstead, England, UK
Spouse
  • 1947(xsd:integer)
  • 2006(xsd:integer)
  • Edward Maxwell Phair
Name
  • Phair, Venetia Katharine Douglas
  • Venetia Burney
Caption
  • Venetia Burney at age 11
Alternative Names
  • Burney, Venetia
Date of Death
  • 2009-04-30(xsd:date)
death date
  • 2009-04-30(xsd:date)
Place of death
Children
  • Patrick
concern
  • This BLP is about a person 'famous' for exactly one thing; proposing a name for an astronomical body. She didn't make the decision about the name, she just proposed it. Violates WP:BLP1E.
Known For
  • Naming Pluto
Timestamp
  • 20120716140236(xsd:double)
Date of Birth
  • 1918-07-11(xsd:date)
Short Description
  • Gave Pluto its name
Birth name
  • Venetia Katharine Douglas Burney
Parents
abstract
  • Venetia Phair, née Burney (11 July 1918 – 30 April 2009) was the first person to suggest the name Pluto for the (then) planet (now classified as a dwarf planet) discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. At the time, she was 11 years old and lived in Oxford, England.
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