Gingerich, Owen
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Name (Hebrew)
גינגריץ', אוון
Name (Latin)
Gingerich, Owen
Other forms of name
Gingerich, O. J
Date of birth
1930-03-24
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Astronomy
Science--History
Associate group
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Occupation
Astronomers
Historian of science
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Owen Jay
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Galilei, Galileo. The starry messenger, Venice 1610, 2013:ECIP title page (Owen Gingerich) chap 10 view (Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
- Model atmospheres for cool stars, 1967:t.p. (O.J. Gingerich)
- Owen Gingerich, senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and professor emeritus of astronomy and the history of science at Harvard University, passed away on May 28, 2023, in his 93rd year ( (National Air and Space Museum website, June 12, 2023) )
- Stahlman, W. D. Solar and planetary longitudes ... 1963
- Owen Gingerich, American astronomer and historian of science; Owen Jay Gingerich; gender: male; country of citizenship: United States of America; b. 1930, Washington, Iowa; worked at Harvard University since 1960; Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics since 1962; Wellesley College, 1958-1959; American University of Beirut, 1955-1958; Education: Harvard University, Ph.D., 1962, M.A., 1953; Goshen College, B.A., 1951; lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts ( (Wikidata, viewed December 16, 2020) )
- Stahlman, W. D.Solar and planetary longitudes ... 1963.
- Astrophysics and twentieth-century astronomy to 1950, 1984:CIP t.p. (Owen Gingerich) pub. info. (Owen Jay Gingerich; b. 3/24/30)
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Wikipedia description:
Owen Jay Gingerich (; March 24, 1930 – May 28, 2023) was an American astronomer who had been professor emeritus of astronomy and of the history of science at Harvard University and a senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. In addition to his research and teaching, he had written many books on the history of astronomy. Gingerich was also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the International Academy of the History of Science. A committed Christian, he had been active in the American Scientific Affiliation, a society of evangelical scientists. He served on the board of trustees of the Templeton Foundation.
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