Background
Koch, Robert HArry was born on December 19, 1929 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry Jacob and Veronica Cecelia (Jamison) Koch.
Koch, Robert HArry was born on December 19, 1929 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry Jacob and Veronica Cecelia (Jamison) Koch.
Master of Science in Astronomy, University Arizona, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, University Pennsylvania, 1959.
Instructor, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1959-1960; assistant professor, Amherst College, 1960-1965; associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1965-1966; associate professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1966-1967; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1967-1969; professor astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1969.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1951-1953. Member American Astronomical Society (invited lecturer 1967), International Astronomical Union (commission 42 president 1988-1991).
Married Joanne C. Underwood, July 4, 1959. Children: Thomas R., James E., Elizabeth G., Patricia R.