Background
Boesgaard, Ann Elizabeth Merchant was born on March 21, 1939 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Elizabeth (Barnes) Holcomb.
Boesgaard, Ann Elizabeth Merchant was born on March 21, 1939 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Elizabeth (Barnes) Holcomb.
AB, Mount Holyoke College, 1961; Doctor of Science (honorary), Mount Holyoke College, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.
Postdoctoral fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1966-1967; assistant professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1967-1971; associate professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1971-1977; professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1977.
Board directors American Civil Liberties Union, Honolulu, 1968-1971. Precinct president Democratic Party, Honolulu, 1967-1969, 88-90. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (council 1972-1979), American Astronomical Society (councilor 1978-1981), International Astronomical Union (science organization communications 1987-1991), Astronomical Society the Pacific (director 1971-1977, president 1976-1978, Muhlmann prize 1990).
Married Hans Boesgaard, May 20, 1966.