Edmund Neison FRS (27 August 1849 - 1940), whose real name was Edmund Neville Nevill, wrote a key text in selenography called The Moon and the Condition and Configuration of its Surface and later set up an observatory in Durban, Natal Province. He also wrote a popular book on astronomy some years after immigrating to Durban.
Read more about Edmund Neville Nevill: Early Years and Volunteer Soldier, London 1871 To 1882, Lunar Theory, Durban 1882 - 1912, Retirement 1912 - 1940
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