Andrew Stephen Wilson (1947–2008) was a astronomer from Doncaster, Yorkshire. He was earned a doctorate in physics from the University of Cambridge.[1]
Andrew Stephen Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1947 |
| Died | May 24, 2008 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, University of sussex and University of Maryland |
| Known for | Being one of the first scientists of his generation to use multi-wavelength[1] |
| Partner | Kaija Kettunen |
| Children | Daniel and Coraline |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy and university professor |
Early life
editOn 26 March 1947, Wilson was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, He was the youngest of two brothers, who were separated by the second world War. His father, Norman, came from a wealthy family who were coal merchants. His mother, Mary, however didn't live the wealthiest life: she was one of seven siblings however she learned skills like a maker and a french polisher and when the great depression hit, her family got hit hard, however she persisted and become a teacher and put a lot of effort on hard work and education.[2]
When he was four, his family moved to a market town called Skipton and went to small school until the age of eleven and got enrolled to ermysted's Grammar School. Wilson's interest in astronomy grow and when someone donated a four-inch refracting telescope to the school. Wilson and his friends borrowed the telescope during the evening to look at the rings of Saturn, the moons of Jupiter and many nebulae. Wilson joined the astronomy club in his school.[2]
Career
editWilson obtained his bachelor's degree in the Cavendish laboratory in the university of Cambridge and get first class in his honor of 1969. After his gained his PhD, became a post-doctoral at Leiden Observatory and then his went to the Astronomy centre in the university of sussex in England.[2] Wilson left England because his thought that if he went to an other country he would have a secure and permanent position in astronomy. He had two choices, one with he's wife in Europe in the European southern Observatory in Garching, Germany or the university of Maryland in the United States; they chose the United States and he remained in the university for the rest of his career.[2]
Personal life
editAfter he graduated from the university of Cambridge, he visited London for a short period of time where he meet a woman named Kaija Kettunen and they were married in her hometown of Lieksa, Finland in 1975. They had two children: a son named Daniel who now lives in a South Riding, Virginia and a daughter named Carolina, which lives on Oakland, California.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Veilleux, Sylvain (1 January 2009). "Obituary - Andrew Stephen Wilson (1947–2008)". Bulletin of the AAS. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Veilleux, Sylvain (1 January 2009). "Obituary - Andrew Stephen Wilson, 1947-2008". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. p. 582. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
External links
edit- https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu - NASA/ADS obituary