Elias Colbert

Elias Colbert (April 23, 1829 - June 28, 1921) was a British American astronomer, journalist, educator, mathematician, linguist, professor at the University of Chicago, director of the Dearborn Observatory, and president of the Chicago Astronomical Society. His book, ''Star Studies: What We Know of the Universe Outside the Earth'' (1871) was an early, 19th century example of interest in the subject of life on Mars. Provided by Wikipedia