death_date birth_place nationality field birth_date known_for residence prizes image article_title name
20 april 1786 groningen united kingdom astronomy 17 september 1764 studies of variable stars england netherlands copley medal -lrb- 1783 -rrb- goodricke john.jpg john goodricke
 john goodricke
john goodricke

john goodricke frs -lrb- 17 september 1764 -- 20 april 1786 -rrb- was an english amateur astronomer .
he is best known for his observations of the variable star algol -lrb- beta persei -rrb- in 1782 .
