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Marcel Golay

Swiss astronomer (1927-2015)

  • Fame36.3
  • Momentum5.7
  • Wikipedia58
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Lived 1927–2015, aged 88Switzerland
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  • Era
    1927–2015
    Aged 88
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Updated 2026-06-20

Marcel Golay was a Swiss astronomer, professor at Geneva University and the eighth director of the Geneva Observatory from 1956 to 1992. Golay was a member of the International Astronomical Union and president of several of its commissions including "Stellar Classification" and "Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry". In 1991, University of Basel awarded him an honorary professorship. Asteroid 3329 Golay is named after him.

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