William Wilson Morgan

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William Wilson Morgan
Born(1906-01-03)January 3, 1906
DiedJune 21, 1994(1994-06-21) (aged 88)
Nationality
cD galaxy type, MK system
AwardsBruce Medal (1958)
Henry Draper Medal (1980)
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy, astrophysics
InstitutionsYerkes Observatory
Doctoral studentsArne Slettebak

William Wilson Morgan (January 3, 1906 – June 21, 1994) was an American

George Hale
's Astrophysical Journal.

Scientific achievements

Along with

Bautz-Morgan classification
scheme for clusters, which identifies those containing cD galaxies as the richest, type I clusters.

He worked at

spiral arms in the Milky Way
Galaxy.

For a time, Morgan was managing editor of the Astrophysical Journal,

George Hale
to promote scientific cooperation between the world's astrophysicists.

Education

Morgan attended Washington and Lee University but left just before the start of his senior year. He began working as a research assistant at Yerkes Observatory and started taking classes there (Yerkes is affiliated with the University of Chicago). Morgan graduated from the University of Chicago in 1927 with a Bachelor of Science degree[3] on the basis of transfer credits from Washington and Lee combined with his subsequent courses at Yerkes Observatory. While at UC/Yerkes, Morgan continued his post-graduate studies and received a doctorate in December 1931.[2]

Professorship

Morgan continued on at the University of Chicago and became an assistant professor in 1936, full professor in 1947, and was promoted to distinguished service professor in 1966.[2]

One of his early graduate students in

Nancy Grace Roman, who went on to become NASA's first Chief of Astronomy.[4] Morgan was the chairman of the UC Department of Astronomy from 1960 to 1966.[2]

Honors

Awards and honors

Named after him

  • 3180 Morgan

See also

References

  1. doi:10.1063/1.2808763. Archived from the original
    on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e Osterbrock, Donald. "William Wilson Morgan". The National Academies Press. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  3. ^ DeVorkin, David. "Oral History Transcript – Dr. William Wilson Morgan". The American Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  4. ^ Nancy G. Roman (August 19, 1980). "Oral Histories: Nancy G. Roman" (Interview). Interviewed by David DeVorkin. College Park, MD, USA: Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics.
  5. ^ "Past Winners of the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Grants, Prizes and Awards". American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter M" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Henry Draper Medal". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  9. American Academy of Achievement
    .

External links

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