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Shapley, Harlow
Shapley, Harlow
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Name
Shapley, Harlow
Date of birth
1885-11-02
Date of death
1972-10-20
Place of birth
United States, Missouri, Nashville
Place of death
United States, Colorado, Boulder
Nationality
American
Occupation
MIT Corporation Life Member 1932-1957; Emeritus 1957 -1972; Director Harvard Observatory 1921-1957; Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy Emeritus, Harvard University.
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