▁rep orter ▁and ▁working ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁hel i ograph ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Observ atory , ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope . ▁ ▁Ell ison ▁published ▁the ▁book ▁The ▁Sun ▁and ▁its ▁In flu ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁D uns ink ▁Observ atory , ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁several ▁astronom ical ▁publications . ▁He ▁fell ▁ill ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁died . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁senior ▁professor ▁of ▁Astronom y ▁at ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Institute ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Studies . ▁ ▁Ell ison ▁cr ater ▁on ▁the ▁Moon ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁( Note ▁that ▁the ▁astero id ▁ 1 0 1 7 7 ▁Ell ison ▁is ▁not ▁named ▁after ▁him , ▁but ▁rather ▁the ▁author ▁Har lan ▁Ell ison .) ▁ ▁Family ▁He ▁married ▁Pat ric ia ▁Elizabeth ▁God d ard ▁Her ron ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁Category : I r ish ▁astronom ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁The ▁Royal ▁School , ▁Arm agh ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁W ex ford ▁Category : Sch ol ars ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Irish ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Pap uan ▁scr ub ▁ro bin ▁or ▁New ▁Guinea ▁scr ub