Background
Vaucouleurs, Gerard Henri de was born on April 25, 1918 in Paris. Came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1962.
Vaucouleurs, Gerard Henri de was born on April 25, 1918 in Paris. Came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1962.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Paris, 1949. Doctor of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, 1957.
Research attache, National Center for Science Research, Sorbonne and Astrophysics Institute, Paris, 1943-1949;research fellow, Australian National U. Mount Stromlo Observatory, 1951-1954;observer-in-charge, Yale-Columbia Southern Station, 1954-1957;astronomer, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1957-1958;research associate, Harvard University Observatory, 1958-1960;associate professor astronomy, University Texas, Austin, 1960-1963;professor, University Texas, 1964-1980;Ashbel Smith professor, University Texas, 1981-1982;Blumberg professor, University Texas, 1983-1988;emeritus, University Texas, 1988-1995. Visiting professor Cordoba Observatory, Argentina, 1970, College de France, Paris, 1976, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976. Consultant in field.
Member National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Argentina (foreign associate), International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society (Russell lecturer 1988), Astronomical Society Pacific, Royal Astronomical Society (Herschel medal 1980), French Physical Society, French Astronomical Society (Janssen medal 1988).
Married Antoinette Pietra, 1944 (deceased August 1987). Married Elysabeth Bardavid, 1988.