George Coyne

George Coyne : biography 19 January 1933 - Retirement He retired from the position in 2006 and was replaced by the Argentinean astronomer José...

Ernst Zinner

Ernst Zinner : biography 2 February 1886 - 30 August 1970 Ernst Zinner (2 February 1886, Goldberg, Silesia – 30 August 1970) was...

Charles R. Alcock

Charles R. Alcock : biography June 15, 1951 - Charles Roger Alcock (born June 15, 1951) is a British New Zealander astronomer....

Joseph Silk

Joseph Silk : biography 3 December 1942 - Joseph Ivor Silk FRS (born 3 December 1942) is the Savilian Chair of Astronomy...

Vergilius of Salzburg

Vergilius of Salzburg : biography c. 700 - 784 Vergilius of Salzburg (also Virgilius, Feirgil or Fergal) (born c. 700 in Ireland; died...

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji : biography - 1204 Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji (also spelled Nur al-Din Ibn Ishaq Al-Betrugi and Abu Ishâk ibn al-Bitrogi;...

William Crabtree

William Crabtree : biography 1610 - 1644 William Crabtree (1610–1644) was an astronomer, mathematician, and merchant from Broughton, then a township near Manchester,...

Gustav Andreas Tammann

Gustav Andreas Tammann : biography 24 July 1932 - Gustav Andreas Tammann (24 July 1932) was the director of the Astronomical Institute...

Yvon Villarceau

Yvon Villarceau : biography 15 January 1813 - 23 December 1883 Antoine-Joseph Yvon Villarceau (15 January 1813 – 23 December 1883) was a...

Margaret Turnbull

Margaret Turnbull : biography - Margaret Carol Turnbull is an American astronomer. She received her PhD in Astronomy from the University...