William Merz Sinton

Background

Sinton, William Merz was born on April 11, 1925 in Baltimore. Son of Robert Nelson and Alma Merz (Summers) Sinton.

Education

AB, Johns Hopkins University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1953.

Career

Research associate Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1953-1954. Research associate, lecturer Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1954-1957. Astronomer Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1957-1966.

Professor physics and astronomy University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1966-1990. Retired, 1990; adjunct astronomer Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, from 1989.

Achievements

• William Merz Sinton has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow Optical Society of America (Adolph Lomb medal 1954). Member American Astronomical Society (committeeman division planetary science 1971-1973), American Geophysical Union.

Interests

• Avocations: live steam railroad models, amateur radio.

Connections

Married Marjorie Anne Korner, June 4, 1960. Children: Robert William, David Theodore, Alan Nelson.

Father:

Robert Nelson Sinton

Mother:

Alma Merz (Summers) Sinton

Spouse:

Marjorie Anne Korner

child:

Robert William Sinton

child:

Alan Nelson Sinton

child:

David Theodore Sinton