Lyman Spitzer American astronomer
Lyman Spitzer is a 82 years old American astronomer from Toledo, Ohio. Lyman Spitzer was born on June 26, 1914 (died on March 31, 1997, he was 82 years old) in Toledo, Ohio as Lyman Strong Spitzer Jr..
About
Birth name of Lyman Spitzer is Lyman Strong Spitzer Jr.
No, he died on 03/31/1997, 27 years ago. He was 82 years old when he died. He died in Princeton and buried in Princeton Cemetery .
Awards (14)
Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , awarded Charles Stark Draper Prize , awarded Fellow of the American Physical Society , awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society , awarded Franklin Medal in 1979 ,
Education
He graduated from Princeton University, Yale College and Phillips Academy
What was Lyman's zodiac sign?Lyman Spitzer zodiac sign was cancer.
Other facts about Lyman Spitzer
| AlmaMater | Princeton University, Yale University, Phillips Academy |
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| Award | Henry Draper Medal, National Medal of Science, Crafoord Prize |
| Birth name | Lyman Strong Spitzer Jr. |
| Place of death | Princeton |
| KnownFor | Space observatory, Star formation, Plasma (physics) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Family name | Spitzer. Show people with the surname Spitzer |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Member of | American Physical Society |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Norris Russell |
| Doctoral student | Trinh Xuan Thuan |
| Given name | Lyman |
| Employer | Yale University |
| Place of burial | Princeton Cemetery |
| Field of work | Astrophysics |
| Date of death | 1997-03-31T00:00:00Z |
