About Henry Crew
Lived 1859 – 1953 (aged 93). Henry Crew was an American physicist and astronomer.
Henry Crew (June 4, 1859 – February 17, 1953) was an American physicist and astronomer.
Born in Richmond, Ohio, the son of William H. Crew and Deborah Ann,
In 1930, he was granted leave from Northwestern to accept an appointment at the Century of Progress International Exposition staged in Chicago 1933–1934, where he was chief of the division of basic sciences.
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Who was Henry Crew?
American physicist and astronomer (1859–1953)
When was Henry Crew born?
Henry Crew was born on 4 June 1859 in Richmond.
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Henry Crew died on 17 February 1953 in Evanston.
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Henry Crew was a physicist and astronomer.
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Henry Crew was American.
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