AAS Member Deaths, May - June 2017
Crystal Tinch American Astronomical Society (AAS)
The Society is saddened to learn of the recent deaths of the following members, former members, and affiliate members:
- Michael A'Hearn
- Giovanni Fabrizio Bignami
- Patrick Thaddeus
- Jerry Nelson
- Harold Weaver
- Charles Whitney
- Ramon Wolstencroft
The Vice-Chair of the AAS Historical Astronomy Division (HAD), is responsible for commissioning and compiling obituaries for deceased members of the Society. These obituaries are published as a tribute and for the benefit of future historians of science. The Vice-Chair depends entirely on our astronomical colleagues, including astronomy-department and observatory administrators, who knew the deceased, for help writing obituaries. Please contact Crystal Tinch or the current HAD Vice-Chair if you’d be willing to write an obituary for a former colleague and member. Similarly, please let them know when an astronomer has died, even if you're not sure the deceased was ever a member of the Society (we'll look them up in our membership database).
A complete list of outstanding AAS obituaries can be found on the HAD webpage.