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Davis, Morris Schuyler was born on December 14, 1919 in Brooklyn. Son of Nathan Samuel and Helen (Gross) Davis.
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Morris Schuyler Davis
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Morris Schuyler Davis, American Astronomer. E-mail: [email protected]. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science; member University Research Association (trustee 1977-1983, executive editorCelestial Mechanics 1985-1989), American Astronom. Society, International Astronomical Union.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1946; Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1950.
Career
Director, Computer Center, Yale University, New Haven, 1956-1966; also research associate astronomy, Computer Center, Yale University, New Haven president director, Triangle Universities Computation Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1966-1970; Morehead professor astronomy, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1970-1985; Morehead professor astronomy emeritus, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1985.
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Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member University Research Association (trustee 1977-1983, executive editor Celestial Mechanics 1985-1989), American Astronom. Society, International Astronomical Union.
Connections
Married Dorothy Irene Hall, May 26,1945. Children: Glenn Craig, Elizabeth Davis Nyblade, Cynthia LouiseDavis, Deborah Susan Davis, Katherine Davis Stalberg, Martha Holly Davis Werlen.
