William Wallace Campbell
American astronomer (1862-1938) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 76
William Wallace Campbell was an American astronomer, and director of Lick Observatory from 1901 to 1930. He specialized in spectroscopy. He was the tenth president of the University of California from 1923 to 1930.
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1938Died14 June 19381918Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1915Bruce MedalAward1910Janssen MedalAward1909Silliman Memorial LecturesAward1906Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAwardHenry Draper MedalAward1903Lalande PrizeAward1862Born11 April 1862
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Lived 1862 to 1938 · aged 76
