# William Albert Hiltner

> William Albert Hiltner was an American astronomer, noted for his work leading up to the discovery of interstellar polarization. He was an early practitioner of precision stellar photometry, and a pioneering observer of the optical counterparts of celestial x-ray sources.

*American astronomer (1914–1991)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1914-08-27
- **Died:** 1991-09-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [W. Albert Hiltner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Albert_Hiltner)
- [وليام البرت هيلتنر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B1)
- [William Albert Hiltner](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Albert_Hiltner)
- [Вільям Альберт Гілтнер](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [William Hiltner](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hiltner)
- [Хилтнер, Уильям Альберт](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48864)

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