# Ed Krupp

> Edwin Charles Krupp is an American astronomer, researcher, author, and popularizer of science. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of archaeoastronomy, the study of how ancient cultures viewed the sky and how those views affected their cultures. He has taught at the college level, as a planetarium lecturer, and in various documentary films. He has been the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles since first taking over the position in 1974 after the departure of the previous director, William J. Kaufmann III. His writings include science papers and journal articles, astronomy magazine articles, books on astronomy and archaeoastronomy for adults, and books explaining sky phenomena and astronomy to children.

*American astronomer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1944-11-18
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.3 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
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- [اد كروپ](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE)
- [Ed Krupp](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Krupp)
- [Edwin C. Krupp](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_C._Krupp)
- [Ed Krupp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Krupp)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176594)

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