Joseph Churms
Joseph Churms (born May 16, 1926 in Woodstock , South Africa , † September 25, 1994 ) was a South African astronomer .
Churms was Deputy Director of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) and discovered the asteroids Nortia and Okavango in 1953 .
In 1984 he received the Long Service Award from the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa.
Web links
- SAO / NASA Astrophysics Data System, bibcode : 1995MNSSA..54 ... 54J
- Brief report of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa with photo ( Memento from September 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Publications by J. Churms in the Astrophysics Data System
- Biographies and Obituaries in the Astrophysics Data System
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| SURNAME | Churms, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woodstock , South Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1994 |