William Albert Hiltner

William Albert Hiltner (born August 27, 1914 in North Creek , Ohio , † September 30, 1991 in Ann Arbor , Michigan ) was an American astronomer . His work on photoelectric photometry led to the discovery of interstellar polarization and gave first indications of a galactic magnetic field . From 1968 to 1971 he was the President of the Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy . In 1970 he was appointed one of the directors of the University of Michigan and held that position until 1982. The Hiltner telescope installed at the MDM Observatory in Arizona in 1985 is named after him. In 1992 the asteroid (4924) Hiltner was named after him.

literature

• Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 ( limited preview in the Google book search, English)
• Stephen Shectman: Hiltner, William Albert . In: Thomas Hockey et al. (Ed.): Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers , Springer, New York 2007, p. 508. ISBN 978-0-387-33628-2 ( limited preview in Google book search, English)

Web links

• Publications from WA Hiltner in the Astrophysics Data System

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discovery by Hiltner and Hall, analysis by Greenstein ( Memento from November 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Hall of Directors Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan accessed on March 14, 2010 ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Minor Planet Circ. 20162