Harlan James Smith (August 25, 1924-October 17, 1991) was an American astronomer. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of Paul and Anna McGregor Smith. While attending Wheeling High School he was named first runner up in the "Westinghouse National Science Talent Search". From 1943 until the end of World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, performing weather observation. Following the war he attended Harvard University, earning a B.A. in 1949. Wikipedia
Harlan J. Smith, the director of McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas at Austin for 26 years, died on 17 October 1991 at the age of 67. He was responsible for building the astronomy department at Austin, for overseeing major additions to the f quasar.as.utexas.edu/BillInfo/HJSmithObits.html
Title: Obituary: Harlan J. Smith, 1924-1991 Authors: Douglas,JamesNathaniel Publication: Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ; vol. adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992BAAS...24.1332D
Born on August 25, 1924, Harlan J. Smith was the son of Paul and Anna McGregor Smith of Wheeling Island. wheeling.weirton.lib.wv.us/people/hallfame/1998smit.htm
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