Andrew David Thackeray
Andrew David Thackeray (born June 19, 1910 in Chelsea , London , † February 21, 1978 ) was a British astronomer.
Thackeray's father was the scholar Henry St. John Thackeray (1869–1930). He went to school at Eton College and studied mathematics at King's College (Cambridge) . He worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1934 to 1936 and received his doctorate in Cambridge in 1937. From 1937 to 1948 he was the assistant director of the Solar Physics Observatory in Cambridge. From 1951 he was director of the Radcliffe Observatory in South Africa until he retired in 1974. He was an honorary professor at the University of Cape Town and shortly before his death became a member of the Royal Astronomical Society .
Thackeray died on February 21, 1978 in a traffic accident.
Web links
- Publications by AD Thackeray in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for AD Thackeray in the Astrophysics Data System
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- ^ IS Glass: Andrew David Thackeray at the Radcliffe Observatory . In: Taylor & Francis (Eds.): Transactions of Royal Society of South Africa . 64, No. 1, 2009, pp. 76-8. doi : 10.1080 / 00359190909519240 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thackeray, Andrew David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chelsea , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1978 |