Ormsby M. Mitchel

Ormsby MacKnight (or McKnight) Mitchel (August 28, 1810 – October 31, 1862) was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War.

Quotes

 * Mans can't make moons
 * Remark, aged three, on seeing the Moon.
 * As reported in Sky and Telescope, November 2019, page 30