Background
Chaffee, Frederic H. was born on April 4, 1941 in West Point, New York, United States. Son of Frederic H. and Winnifred (Waddell) Chaffee.
Chaffee, Frederic H. was born on April 4, 1941 in West Point, New York, United States. Son of Frederic H. and Winnifred (Waddell) Chaffee.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Arizona, 1968.
Astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1970; resident astronomer, Mount Hopkins Observatory, Amado, Arizona, 1970-1981; resident director, Mount Hopkins Observatory, Amado, Arizona, 1981-1984; director, Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory, Tucson, since 1984.
Vice president Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Tucson, since 1984. With United States Army, 1968-1970. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Married Holly Lowry, November 19, 1969 (divorced 1977).