Background
Westerhout, Gart was born on June 15, 1927 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Arrived in the United States, 1962, naturalized, 1969. Son of Gerrit and Magdalena (Foppe) Westerhout.
Westerhout, Gart was born on June 15, 1927 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Arrived in the United States, 1962, naturalized, 1969. Son of Gerrit and Magdalena (Foppe) Westerhout.
Drs., Leiden University, Netherlands, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Leiden University, Netherlands, 1958.
Assistant Leiden University Observatory, 1952-1956, science officer, 1956-1959, chief science officer, 1959-1962. Professor, director astronomy University Maryland, 1962-1973, chairman division mathematics and physical science and engineering, 1972-1973, professor astronomy, 1973-1977. Science director United States Naval Observatory, Washington, 1977-1993.
Visiting astronomer Max Planck Institute Radio Astronomy, Bonn, Germany, 1973-1974, member advisory board Germany, 1976-1979. Member astronomy advisory board National Science Foundation, 1963-1967. Vice chairman division physical science National Research Council, 1969-1973.
Member committee on radio frequencies, 1971-1992. Trustee Associate Universities Inc., 1971-1974. Member Inter Union Commission on Allocation of Frequencies, 1974-1982.
Member science council Stellar Data Center, Strasbourg, France, 1978-1984, chairman, 1981. Chairman working group on astrometry, astronomy survey committee National Academy of Sciences, 1979-1981. Member advisory board Haystack-N.E. Radio Observatory Consortium, 1974-1977.
Member Arecibo advisory board National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, 1977-1980, chairman, 1979-1980. Member United States national committee CODATA, 1985-1991.
Member International Astronomical Union (chairman working group on astronomical data 1985-1991), International Science Radio Union (president commission on radio astronomy 1975-1978), American Astronomical Society (councillor 1975-1978, vice president 1985-1987), Royal Astronomical Society.
Married Judith Mary Monaghan, November 14,1956. Children: Magda C., Gart T., Brigit M., Julian C., Anthony K.