Edward Ayearst Reeves (9 February 1862 – 17 October 1945) was a British geographer, astronomer, and cartographer.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society beginning in 1896,[2] a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society from 1900,[3] and won the 1922 Cullum Geographical Medal and 1928 Victoria Medal.
Beginning in 1901, he worked as an instructor of both astronomy and surveying; in 1904, he was promoted to superintendent of the map drawing department.
[2] Reeves was an author of multiple written works, notably including editing multiple editions of Hints to Travellers,[4][5] as well as authoring Trigonometry, Plane and Spherical (1904),[6] Maps and Map-making (1910),[7][8] and The Recollections of a Geographer (1935).
He died in his Reigate home on 17 October 1945,[2] leaving his widow, a son (Alec Reeves), and a daughter (Dorothy).