About Giorgio Abetti
Lived 1882 – 1982 (aged 99). Giorgio Abetti was an Italian astronomer, physicist and university teacher.
Prof Giorgio Abetti HFRSE (5 October 1882 – 24 August 1982) was an Italian solar astronomer.
Life
He was born in Padua, the son of noted astronomer Antonio Abetti. He was educated at the Universities of Padua and of Rome.
In 1921, he succeeded his father as the director of the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, and continued until 1957. From 1925, he was also a professor at the University of Florence, and continued in this capacity until 1957. and asteroid 2646 Abetti are named to honour both him and his father.
He died in Florence on 24 August 1982.
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Italian solar astronomer (1882–1982)
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Giorgio Abetti was born on 5 October 1882 in Padua.
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Giorgio Abetti died on 24 August 1982 in Florence.
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Giorgio Abetti was an astronomer, physicist and university teacher.
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