Background
Eichhorn, Heinrich Karl was born on November 30, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1963 (dual citizen United States and Austria). Son of Heinrich and Johanna (Augustin) Eichhorn.
Astronomer educator consultant
Eichhorn, Heinrich Karl was born on November 30, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1963 (dual citizen United States and Austria). Son of Heinrich and Johanna (Augustin) Eichhorn.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Vienna, 1949. Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft, University Vienna, 1956. Hochschulassistent, University Vienna, 1956.
Doctor of Astronomy (honorary), Russian Academy of Sciences, 1998.
Assistant professor astronomy Georgetown University, Washington, 1956-1959. Associate professor Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1959-1964. Professor, chairman department astronomy University South Florida, Tampa, 1964-1979.
Professor astronomy University Florida, Gainesville, 1975-1999, chairman department astronomy, 1979-1985, adjunct professor civil engineering, 1983-1988. Visiting professor University Vienna, 1971, 90, Yale University, New Haven, 1976, University Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 1984, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1987, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1988. Honorary professor University Graz, Austria, 1977-1999, University Vienna, Austria, 1990-1999.
Astronome adjoint Observatory University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, 1977. Astronome titulaire premiere classe Observatory Paris, 1988, 90. Visiting astronomer Central Astronomical Observatory-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1991.
Consultant in field.
Member International Astronomical Union (vice president Commission 24 1976-1979, president Commission 24 1979-1982), American Astronomical Society (vice chairman division dynamical astronomy 1979-1980, chairman division dynamical astronomy 1980-1981), Austrian Academy of Sciences (foreign correspondent 1987).
Married, 1952 (divorced 1977). Children: Luitgard, Edelgard, Armgard, Heinrich. Married Eva Marakova, April 9, 1977.