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Olive A. Greeley

1901 – 1982

Assistant field director and bolometer assistant for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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About Olive A. Greeley

Lived 1901 – 1982 (aged 80). Olive A. Greeley was an American scientist.

Olive A. Greeley (June 10, 1901 – May 21, 1982) was an assistant field director and bolometer assistant for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Greeley was born on June 10, 1901, as Olive Adelia Troup in Maxwell, Iowa. Olive's mother died in 1908.

On June 10, 1937, she married Frederick Atwood Greeley in Riverside, California after meeting at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Solar Observing Station at Table Mountain. In 1942, she traveled to Lima, Peru with her husband. From 1943 to 1946, she served as bolometer assistant to Frederick Atwood Greeley at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory station at Mount Montezuma, Chile. She also served as the assistant station director for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Miami Solar Station in Miami, Florida, from May 1, 1947, to July 31, 1948. During her position at the Table Mountain Station, Mount Montezuma Station, and the Miami Solar Station, she documented the day-to-day activities of the stations.

Olive A. Greeley died on May 21,1982 in Laguna Hills, California.

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Olive Adelia Troup, Olive Greeley

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Who was Olive A. Greeley?

assistant field director and bolometer assistant for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (1901–1982)

When was Olive A. Greeley born?

Olive A. Greeley was born on 25 June 1901 in Maxwell.

When did Olive A. Greeley die?

Olive A. Greeley died on 21 May 1982 in Laguna Hills.

What was Olive A. Greeley's occupation?

Olive A. Greeley was a scientist.

What nationality was Olive A. Greeley?

Olive A. Greeley was American.

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· Wikipedia: Olive A. Greeley

· Wikidata: Q110227644

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