About Marcel Golay
Lived 1927 – 2015 (aged 87). Marcel Golay was a Swiss astronomer and university teacher.
Marcel Golay (; 6 September 1927 – 9 April 2015) was a Swiss astronomer, professor at Geneva University and the eighth director of the Geneva Observatory from 1956 to 1992. Golay was a member of the International Astronomical Union and president of several of its commissions including "Stellar Classification" and "Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry".
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Who was Marcel Golay?
Swiss astronomer (1927-2015)
When was Marcel Golay born?
Marcel Golay was born on 6 September 1927 in Geneva.
When did Marcel Golay die?
Marcel Golay died on 9 April 2015 in Geneva.
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Marcel Golay was an astronomer and university teacher.
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Marcel Golay was Swiss.
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