Lawrence Aller
Lawrence Hugh Aller (born September 24, 1913 in Tacoma , † March 16, 2003 ) was an American astronomer .
He was born in Tacoma, Washington . The high school he never graduated and worked occasionally as a prospector. He received his doctorate in science from Harvard University in 1943 . At the University of Michigan he was professor of astronomy until he moved to the University of California, Berkeley in 1960 to help build the astronomy department. In 1961 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1962 to the National Academy of Sciences .
In 1992 he won the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship .
The focus of his work was the chemical composition of stars and nebulae .
Web links
- Publications by LH Aller in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituary (English)
- James B. Kaler : Lawrence Hugh Aller, 1913-2003. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, v. 35 (2003), no.5, p. 1453-1454. (Obituary, English)
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| SURNAME | All, Lawrence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aller, Lawrence Hugh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tacoma , Washington, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 2003 |