Bengt Elis Elis WESTERLUND

Background

Westerlund, Bengt Elis was born on January 17, 1921 in Gavle, Sweden. Son of Carl Henrik and Agnes Maria Lovisa (Engman) Westerlund.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 1954.

Career

Docent, University, Uppsala, Sweden, 1954-1956; astronomer, Uppsala Southern Station, Canberra, Australia, 1957-1961; professor fellow, Australian National U., Canberra, 1961-1967; professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1967-1969; director, European Southern Observatory in Chile, Santiago, 1969-1975; professor, University, Uppsala, 1975-1987; professor emeritus, University, Uppsala, since 1987.

Achievements

• Bengt Elis Westerlund has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

More photos

• book

  • The Magellanic Clouds (Cambridge Astrophysics)

    (The Magellanic Clouds--a pair of nearby, satellite galaxi...)

Membership

Royal Swedish Academy, of Sciences, Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund and astronomical societies in United States of America, Europe and Australia.

• Royal Swedish Academy Scis.

• Royal Society Scis. in Uppsala

• Royal Physiographic Society in Lund

• International Astronomical Union (president commission 1970-73, 79-82).

  1970 - 1973

Interests

• Photography, literature.

Connections

Married Hillevi, January 4, 1947. Children: Carl Gunnar, Gunilla Margareta.

Father:

Carl Henrik Westerlund

Mother:

Agnes Maria Lovisa (Engman) Westerlund

Spouse:

Hillevi

child:

Carl Gunnar Westerlund

child:

Gunilla Margareta Westerlund