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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1948-05-22 ) May 22, 1948 (age 78) , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Alma mater
- Acadia University (B.A.), Queen's University at Kingston (M.A.), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Ph.D.)
- Occupations
- Astronomer, science writer
- Known for
- Co-discovery of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
- Spouse
- Wendee Esther Wallach-Levy (1997–2022; her death)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Levy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Montreal
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Official website
- www.jarnac.org
- Image
- David H. Levy.jpg
- Residence
- Vail
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- David H. Levy
- date of birth
- 1948-05-22
- different from
- David Levy
- birth name
- David Howard Levy
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Encyclopedic overview
David Howard (Doveed) Levy (born May 22, 1948) is a Canadian-American amateur astronomer, science writer, and discoverer of comets and minor planets. He is best known for co-discovering Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with Jupiter in 1994 in the first observed planetary-scale impact in the Solar System.
Early life and education
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