About Arlo U. Landolt
Lived 1935 – 2022 (aged 86). Arlo U. Landolt was an American astronomer and university teacher.
Arlo Udell Landolt (September 29, 1935 – January 21, 2022) was an American astronomer known for his widely used photometric standards.
Life and career
Early life Landolt was born in Highland, Illinois to farmers Arlo M. Landolt and Vesta Kraus Landolt on September 29, 1935. He was the oldest of 4 (one brother, 2 sisters) Darnell M., Faye Beth, Sheryl Sue. He attended a one-room country grade school called IXL Country Grade School. He graduated grade school in 7 of 8 years because they accelerated his education. He was hired as an aurora and air glow scientist of standard stars.
Landolt died on January 21, 2022, at the age of 86.
Honors and awards 1995: George van Biesbroeck Prize from the American Astronomical Society 1998: LSU Distinguished Faculty Award from Louisiana State University 2020: Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society 2021: The William Tyler Olcott Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Variable Star Observers Mount Landolt in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica is named in his honor, as well as the Landolt Astronomical Observatory at Louisiana State University and the asteroid 15072 Landolt.
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American astronomer (1935–2022)
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Arlo U. Landolt was born on 29 September 1935 in Highland.
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Arlo U. Landolt died on 21 January 2022 in Baton Rouge.
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Arlo U. Landolt was an astronomer and university teacher.
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Arlo U. Landolt was American.
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