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Astronomer

Edgar Everhart, American astronomer. Discovered 2 comets. Fellow American Physical Society; member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.

Background

Everhart, Edgar was born on June 20, 1920 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Edgar and Eleanor Pauline (Schmidt) Everhart.

Education

AB, Oberlin College, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948.

Career

Instructor Dartmouth College, 1948-1950. Member faculty University Connecticut, 1950-1969, professor, 1960-1969. Professor physics and astronomy University Denver, since 1969.

Achievements

  • Edgar Everhart has been listed as a noteworthy astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Saward Merry, June 7, 1943. Children– Stanley David, Kathleen.

Father:
Edgar Everhart

Mother:
Eleanor Pauline (Schmidt) Everhart

Spouse:
Elizabeth Saward Merry

child:
Kathleen Everhart

child:
Stanley David Everhart