Background
Yorke, Harold W. was born on August 24, 1948 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of Harold W. and Wilda Mercedes (Bender) Yorke.
Yorke, Harold W. was born on August 24, 1948 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of Harold W. and Wilda Mercedes (Bender) Yorke.
Bachelor of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970; Diploma physical, U. Goettingen, Germany, 1972; Doctor rerum naturalium, U. Goettingen, Germany, 1974; Doctor habilitatus, U. Goettingen, Germany, 1979.
Research assistant, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1970-1971; fellow, Fulbright scholar, U. Goettingen, 1971-1973; science assistant, U. Goettingen, 1973-1975; staff scientist, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Munich, 1975-1978; tenured staff scientist, U. Goettingen, 1978-1988; professor, Wuerzburg (Germany) U., since 1988. Co-author: Radiation in Moving Gaseous Media, 1988. Contributor articles to Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astrophysical Journal.
Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, Astronomische Gesellschaft, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Ruth Barbara Rossbach, November 7, 1969. Children: Colleen Olivia, Vanessa Alexandra.