Goethe Link

Goethe Link

male, deceased (1980)
goitre, Indianapolis, Centenarian, Astronomer, telescope, observatory
Dr. Goethe Link (1879-1980) was a noted Indianapolis surgeon who specialized in the treatment of Goitre and thyroid problems, developing many...
William Huggins

William Huggins

male, deceased (1910)
cornhill, Old Citizen, Astronomer, Member of the Order of Merit, President of the Royal Society, British…observatory
Sir William Huggins, OM, FRS (February 7 1824 - May 12 1910) was a British astronomer. William Huggins was born at Cornhill, Middlesex in 1824 and...
Willem de Sitter

Willem de Sitter

male, deceased (1934)
Leiden University faculty, leiden, Astronomer, mathematician, dark matter, Cosmologist…observatory
Willem de Sitter (May 6 1872, Sneek - November 20 1934, Leiden <sup></sup>) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Born in Friesland,...
Bob Denny

Bob Denny

male
computer scientist, 23257 Denny, device driver, remote telescope, Astronomy Common Object Model, Common Gateway Interface…observatory
Bob Denny (fl. late 20th century) is an American software developer who writes software for robotic telescope and remote telescope systems. He is...
Johannes Hevelius

Johannes Hevelius

male, deceased (1687)
Halophänomen, Elisabeth Koopmann, Jan III Sobieski, halo, Mayor, Royal Society…observatory
Johannes Hevelius in 1651 and later mayor of Danzig; but from 1639 onward his chief interest became centered in astronomy. In 1641 he built an...
James Turrell

James Turrell

male, 66 years old
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Postmodern artist, space, roden crater, American, light…observatory
James Turrell (born 1943, Los Angeles) is an artist primarily concerned with light and space. He is best known for his work in progress, "Roden...
Jan Oort

Jan Oort

male, deceased (1992)
Leiden University faculty, antenna, second world war, university of leiden, observatory, westerbork…Leiden Observatory
Jan Hendrik Oort (April 28, 1900, Franeker - November 5, 1992, Leiden) was an internationally famous Dutch astronomer. He stimulated radio...
Griffith J. Griffith

Griffith J. Griffith

male, deceased (1919)
from California, santa monica, san quentin state prison, griffith observatory, observatory, griffith park
Griffith Jenkins Griffith was an American immigrant from Wales who made millions in a mining syndicate in the 1880s. He donated 3,015 acres to the...

William Dawes

male, deceased (1836)
royal marine officer, English, Explorer of Australia, explorer, Royal Marine, British…observatory
William Dawes was an officer of Royal Marines, scientist, surveyor and administrator. He travelled to New South Wales with the First Fleet on board...
Martin Mobberley

Martin Mobberley

male, 51 years old
Total Solar Eclipses and How to Observe Them, Suffolk, England, Astronomy Now, Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide, Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs, Supernovae and How to Observe Them…observatory
Martin P. Mobberley (born 1958) is an amateur British astronomer, author, and former electronics engineer. He images a wide variety of objects,...