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Robert Grant Aitken
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American astronomer (1864–1951)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1864-12-31 ) December 31, 1864, Jackson, California , US
- Died
- October 29, 1951 (1951-10-29) (aged 86), Berkeley, California , US
- Other name
- R.G. Aitken
- Known for
- Double stars
- Fields
- Astronomy
- Institutions
- University of California , Lick Observatory
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Grant
- Family name
- Aitken
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jackson
- Place of death
- Berkeley
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Williams College
- Employer
- Lick Observatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Lalande Prize
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Robertgrantaitken.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1864-12-31
- date of death
- 1951-10-29
- Commons category
- Robert Grant Aitken
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- name in native language
- Robert Grant Aitken
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Grant Aitken (December 31, 1864 – October 29, 1951) was an American astronomer.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Grant Aitken” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.