History of Astronomy : Persons

History of Astronomy: Persons: Sources

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General questions

• Important Astronomers, their Instruments and Discoveries, by Paul M. Rybski
• Strange Cases from the Files of Astronomical Sociology by Kevin Krisciunas
• Astronomers and Women Scientists, by Ragbir Bhathal
  "In this paper I discuss two of my oral history projects: Australian Astronomers and Women in Australian Science."

Awards and other honours

• Anna-Greta and Holger Crafoord Prize
• Arctowski Medal
• Benjamin Apthorp Gould Prize
• The Bruce Medalists
• Bruno Rossi Prize (Or see here.)
• George P. Merrill Award
• Henry Draper Medal
• Honorary membership of the Astronomische Gesellschaft
• Honoris Causa Doctors of Nicholas Copernicus University
  Among them many astronomers
• J. Lawrence Smith Medal
• James Craig Watson Medal
• Karl Schwarzschild Medal
• Lorimer Medallists of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh

• Lunar features named after mathematicians
• The 35 Lunar Craters Named to Honor Jesuit Scientists
• Arabic & Islamic Crater-Names on the Moon

More biographical data on astronomers

The following documents contain more biographical material on astronomers. The information provided by these documents is rather short, and there are usually several persons included in each document. Therefore, these pages are not listed in the alphabetic files of History of Astronomy: Persons.

• Anniversaries at Ozma's Arts & Science Page (10 Dec 1998: disappeared)
  Including brief biographical data on astronomers and other persons
• Astronomers related to the Solar System (Or see mirror 1, mirror 2, mirror 3, mirror 4, mirror 5, mirror 6, mirror 7, mirror 8, mirror in Spanish.)
  Short biographical data
• Astronomyprofessors in Uppsala
• Biographies (of astronomers)
• Famous Dutch Astronomers & Physicists
• Famous Scientists in the field of astronomy and physics (11 Jun 1996: disappeared)
• Historical Figures of Astronomical Interest in Ireland
• Historical personalities related to space sciences & the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC)
• Index of Ancient Greek Mathematicians and Astronomers
• I Protagonisti della Scienza/Historical Figures from the World of Science (11 Jun 1996: disappeared?)
  Biographies of some astronomers; in Italian, English versions not yet implemented
• The Nine Planets Glossary
  Including brief biographical data on astronomers related to the Solar System
• DAHAP - Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures, by Gustav Holmberg
  Including portraits of astronomers
• The History of Women in Astronomy (Or see here.)
  Texts are given as pictures
• Index of Ancient Greek Mathematicians and Astronomers
• Direttori della Stazione Astronomica di Carloforte (in Italian)
• Famous Polish discoveres, travelers and scientists
  Including astronomers
• Muslim Contribution to Science
  Including astronomers
• Mathematicians (mostly in Italian)
  Including some astronomers
• Mathematicians of the Seventeenth Century
  Including some astronomers
• English Mathematicians of the Eighteenth Century
  Including some astronomers
• Short biographies of mathematicians (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
  Short biographical data, including some astronomers
• Mathematiker auf Geldscheinen (in German)
• Mapmakers of the Ryhiner-Collection
  Including some astronomers
• Muslim Contribution to Science
  Including some astronomers
• Biographies of explorers and associated people
  Including astronomers
• Biographical Dictionary
• Biographies of People of the World, by Paul G. Partington
  Biographies of identified individuals on postage stamps, including astronomers.
• The Obituary Page 1994 -
  See "Science". Includes astronomers.
• Find more biographies of astronomers with Alta Vista
• Search with Alta Vista for a particular astronomer
  Type in: +Name +Surename

Bibliographies of biographies

• ADS Astronomy Abstract Service
  Search for "biography", "obituary", or names of astronomers.
• ARI Bibliographical Data Base for Astronomical References
  Contains a large number of bio-bibliographical entries, but the search functions are very limited.
• Astrologers (Library of Congress entries)
• Astronomers (Library of Congress entries)
• Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts
• Astrophysicists (Library of Congress entries)
• Biographies (in French)
  French books on astronomers.
• Biographische Lexika
  A bibliography of biographical encyclopedias
• Biography Index (H.W. Wilson)
• Current Biography (H.W. Wilson)
• A Finding List of Obituary Notes of Astronomers (1900 - 1997), compiled by Hilmar W. Duerbeck and Beatrix Ott, with contributions by Wolfgang R. Dick
  Contains more than 9000 bibliographical entries for obituaries and short obituary notes.
• Index of obituaries appearing in RAS publications, compiled by Anthony John Kinder
• Index to the Bibliographic Meteor Database
  • Biographies and Bibliographies
• List of Obituaries and Biographical Notes Published in Journals of Chemistry
• Name Index to Sky and Telescope by Kevin Krisciunas (Or see mirror at this site.)
• Neue biographische Sammelwerke (in German)
• Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German)
• Obituary File
  Provides indexes to newspaper and periodical articles of obituary information on noted actors, authors, journalists, and librarians (including astronomers).
• Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon (in German)
• Science Biography: Guide to Reference Sources
• Science Reference Room: Biographical Information in Science, Health and Engineering
• Wie finde ich biographische Informationen über Naturwissenschaftler und Ingenieure? (in German)
• Women in Astronomy, by Jean Louis Trudel
  A bibliography
• Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Bibliography, by Andrew Fraknoi and Ruth Freitag
• World Biographical Index

  On-line index to American Biographical Archive, Archives Biographiques Françaises, Archivio Biografico Italiano, Archivo Biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica, Australasian Biographical Archive, Biografisch Archief van de Benelux, British Biographical Archive, Deutsches Biographisches Archiv, Scandinavian Biographical Archive, and others. The most comprehensive index to biographical reference works. Contains many astronomers.

On-line sources and other lists

In the following the WWW sources (home pages, indices etc.) for the biographies listed in the alphabetic files of History of Astronomy: Persons as well as other general lists of biographies are given.

Astronomers

• Astronomy.Rocks! The History of Astronomy
  Short biographies of astronomers, written for children.
• Biographies of astronomers, by Gustav Holmberg
• The Bruce Medalists
  90 short biographies
• Canadian Astronomers
• Early Astronomers Biographical Scrapbook
• Direttori dell'Osservatorio astronomico di Palermo (in Italian)
• Famous Physicists and Astronomers
• List of available biographies [of astronomers]
• Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers Before European Renaissance, 700 - 1500 C.E.
• Noted Figures in Physics, Engineering and Astronomy (23 Oct 2000: disappeared?)
• Physics/Astronomy [Biographies]
• Physiker und Astronomen in Frankfurt, 1989
• Planet S: Famous Scientists (See also Astronomers)
• Telescope Maker Biography Resources
• Vultus Uraniae: Illustrations from the Library of the Department of Astronomy, University of Bologna
  A virtual exhibition about Urania, the Muse of Astronomy
• Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920
• Yahoo! Science: Astronomy: Astronomers (Or see mirror in Canada, or mirror in Asia, or mirror in UK, or mirror in Australia.)

  Astronauts and space scientists

• Astronaut Profiles by Spacecraft
• Biography-Sputnik
• International Women's Air & Space Museum
• NASA Astronaut Biographies
• NASA Biographical and other Personnel Information
• Spacelink: Astronaut Biographies (23 Feb 1998: removed from the Web; links now to "NASA Astronaut Biographies" - see above)

  Physicists

• A Few Famous Physicists

  Mathematicians and computer pioneers

• MacTutor History of Mathematics archive (biographies) (= MacTutor Hist. Math.)
• Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries
• Historical Tidbits [mathematicians] (Or see here.)
• Mathematicians/Scientists (Links)
• Lucasian Chair of Mathematics
• SJSU Virtual Museum: Featured Scientists and Mathematicians
• History of Mathematics
  Including biographies
• Mathematics [Biographies]
• Lebensdaten berühmter Mathematikerinnen und Mathematiker (in German)
• Biographies of Women Mathematicians
• Karl Weierstrass and other mathematicians
  Short biographical data
• Past Notable Women of Computing
• Biobibliography of computer pioneers

  Geo-scientists and explorers

• Biographies of those who served in the Coast & Geodetic Survey
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) History - Profiles in Time
  Including astronomers from the United States Coast Survey.
• Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der Geophysik, by Walter Kertz (in German)
  Biographies of geophysicists, including many astronomers.
• An anthology of the discovery of Australia
  Including biographies of astronomers.
• Antarctic Philately: The Explorers

  Chemists and biologers

• 1992 Institute for History of Chemistry: Biographical Essays
• Biographical Dictionary of Biologists
  Including astronomers and persons related to astronomy.

  Scientists in general

• WWWVL History of Science, Technology and Medicine: Biographical Sources
• Science Reference Room: Biographical Information in Science, Health and Engineering
• Eric Weissteins's World of Scientific Biography
  Including many astronomers.
• Selected Scientists and Inventors on the Web
• Biographien bedeutender Naturwissenschaftler (in German)

  Scientists in selected geographic regions

• SPARCS: Scientists Present in Australia's history Resource Collection Strategy
  • Search for astronomers
  • Search for radioastronomers
  • Search for physicists
  • Search for surveyors
• Physics in Australia to 1945
• Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
• Great Canadian Scientists
• GCS - More Great Canadian Scientists
• Biographical Sketches of the Men and Women in Indian Sciences (24 Aug 1999: disappeared)
• Muslim Scientists and Thinkers (Or see here or here.)
• Distinguished Members Gallery of the National Academy of Sciences [of the USA]
• The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
• Nordic Authors
  12,000 authors and other relevant people from the Nordic countries, including hundreds of detailed biographies.

  Women in science

• Distinguished Women of Past and Present
  • Astronomy
  • Aviation and Space
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
• Women in Science
  Including astronomers.
• 4000 Years of Women in Science: Biographies
  Including astronomers.
• Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
  • Astrophysics
  • Space Physics
• Wanderausstellung: Von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit - der verleugnete Anteil der Frauen an der Physik (in German)
  • Frauen als Astronominnen
• Biographical Dictionary of Notable Women in History

  Nobel Prize laureats

• The Nobel Museum
• The Nobel Prize Internet Archive

  Other special selections of scientists

• Biography Index of personalities connected to Galileo
• Catalog of the Scientific Community: 16th and 17th Centuries
• A biographical guide & index to the scientific revolution & the republic of letters, 1450-1750
  "E-Me a name and I will search my database (80,000 records) for particulars and source citations."

  General biographical sources

• Biography.com
• Biographical Dictionary
• Biographical Dictionary
• Biographies
• Biography
• Biography
  Was available only during the beta test. Will be available again (see here) but for members only.
• Biography-center
  Search for links to biographies.
• Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German)
  Includes biographies of astronomers.
• Omnipædia Polyglotta, by Francisco López Rodríguez
  Includes two biographies of astronomers [as of 23 July 1996]

  Encyclopedias

• Britannica.com
  Articles from Encyclopaedia Britannica and other sources, including many biographies of astronomers.
• Encarta Encyclopedia
  Including short biographies of astronomers.
• Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
  Includes biographies of astronomers.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
  Includes many biographies of astronomers. For subscribers only. (See Britannica.com above for free access.)
  • Britannica's Lives - Biographies by Birthday (23 May 2000: disappeared)
• Encyclopedia.com
  Including short biographies of astronomers.
• Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia
  Including short biographies of astronomers.
• xrefer
  Free access to over 50 reference titles containing more than 500,000 entries, including short biographies of astronomers.

  Works online

• The Tech Classics Archive
• Books online
• Books On-line, Listed by Author
• Bibliomania: The Network Library

  Portraits

• PhotoNet
  Database containing scanned images from the California Institute of Technology Archives; among these are portraits
• Mount Wilson Observatory: Historical Pictures Archive
• Pictures of Famous Physicists (Or see here.)
  Including some astronomers
• Images of Physicists

Sources on offline electronic media

• Biography and Genealogy Master Index (CD-ROM)

Other link lists to biographical sources

• The Horus Gateway to Areas of History: Persons - Historical Personalities
• Personennamen (biograph. Datenbanken, Lexika u.s.w.) (in German)
  Links to biographical sources (also to English sources).
• Weitere Angebote im Internet mit historisch-biographischen Inhalten (in German)
  Links to biographical sources (also to English sources).

Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 16 Jan 1995. Latest update: 9 July 2004