| LC control no. | n 50029908 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gingerich, Owen |
| Variant(s) | Gingerich, O. J. |
| See also | Employer: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Employer: Harvard University Employer: Wellesley College Employer: American University of Beirut Graduate of: Harvard University Graduate of: Goshen College |
| Other standard no. | Q1202177 274876596 0000000384316768 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Cambridge (Mass.) |
| Birth date | 1930-03-24 |
| Death date | 2023-05-28 |
| Place of birth | Washington (Iowa) |
| Field of activity | Astronomy Science--History |
| Affiliation | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Harvard University Wellesley College American University of Beirut |
| Profession or occupation | Astronomer Historian of science |
| Found in | 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) Model atmospheres for cool stars, 1967: t.p. (O.J. Gingerich) 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) Wikidata, viewed December 16, 2020 (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) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1202177> National Air and Space Museum website, June 12, 2023 (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) <https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/life-and-legacy-owen-gingerich> |
| Associated language | eng |
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