About Albert Boggess
Lived 1929 – 2020 (aged 91). Albert Boggess was an American astronomer.
Albert R. Boggess III (30 January 1929 – 25 December 2020) was an American astronomer who spent much of his professional life working for NASA.
Boggess was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended Stephen F. Austin High School and majored in Physics and Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin. His PhD was awarded by the University of Michigan in 1955. Together with Robert Wilson, he was the winner of the 1986 Herschel Medal for their contributions to ultraviolet astronomy research through the IUE project. He also served as the project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope, which launched in 1990.
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American astronomer
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Albert Boggess was born on 30 January 1929 in Dallas.
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Albert Boggess died on 25 December 2020.
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Albert Boggess was an astronomer.
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