Snow, Robert (M)

b. 1805. d. 1854. Nationality: English.
Poet, translator, and astronomer. Alternative signature: “R. Snow, Esq.” Educated at St. John’s College, Cambridge. Travelled to France and Sweden. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Author of *Memorials of a Tour on the Continent* (1845) as well as several books on astronomy. Biographical information: *Curran Index*; *University of Cambridge Institute of Astronomy*<https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/about/history/biographies.m.-.s> (19 November 2021); “Report of the Council to the Thirty-fifth Annual General Meeting of the Society,” *Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society*, vol. 15, p. 117-18. (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 7
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Bee Orchis 1831 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15699
From Theocritus. Idyll 17 1844 The Keepsake Translator 5012
On Using an Etruscan Vase as a Drinking-Cup 1844 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15452
Fire-flies 1846 The Keepsake Poet 5191
From Theocritus. Epigram V 1847 The Keepsake Translator 5203
Epitaphs 1852 The Keepsake Poet 5588
The Aqueduct 1853 The Keepsake Poet 5636