Owen Gingerich

<p>Owen Jay Gingerich  was an American astronomer who had been professor emeritus of <a href="/facts/Astronomy/0ArJVM1p">astronomy</a> and of the <a href="/facts/History_of_science_and_technology/WvmITQvS">history of science</a> at <a href="/facts/Harvard_University/Lhy9L1cx">Harvard University</a> and a senior <a href="/facts/Astronomer/ronF8j4a">astronomer</a> emeritus at the <a href="/facts/Smithsonian_Astrophysical_Observatory/1Bz2ApPt">Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory</a>. In addition to his research and teaching, he had written many books on the <a href="/facts/History_of_astronomy/js3QcRnX">history of astronomy</a>.
</p><p>Gingerich was also a member of the <a href="/facts/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences/KptWYgz4">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a>, the <a href="/facts/American_Philosophical_Society/auqTbV2C">American Philosophical Society</a>, and the <a href="/facts/International_Academy_of_the_History_of_Science/KdS3L4j1">International Academy of the History of Science</a>. A committed Christian, he had been active in the <a href="/facts/American_Scientific_Affiliation/a6xeeMU2">American Scientific Affiliation</a>, a society of <a href="/facts/Evangelicalism/64I65VDK">evangelical</a> scientists. He served on the board of trustees of the <a href="/facts/Templeton_Foundation/QpaR3TQw">Templeton Foundation</a>.
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Owen Gingerich