Ed Krupp
| Edwin Charles Krupp | |||||
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Ed Krupp in his Griffith Observatory office
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| Born |
November 18, 1944 Chicago, Illinois |
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| Other names | Ed, E.C. | ||||
| Residence | Eagle Rock, California | ||||
| Nationality | American | ||||
| Fields | Astronomy, Astronomy and Culture | ||||
| Institutions | Griffith Observatory | ||||
| Education | B.A. Physics/Astronomy (1966), M.A. Astronomy (1968) PhD Astronomy (1972) |
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| Alma mater |
Pomona College (B.A.), University of California, Los Angeles (M.A. and PhD) |
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| Doctoral advisor | George O. Abell | ||||
| Other academic advisors | Robert J. Chambers | ||||
| Notable awards |
Klumpke-Roberts Award (1989) Andrew Gemant Award (2013) |
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| Spouse | Robin Rector Krupp (married 1968-2006) | ||||
| Children | 1 son | ||||
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Edwin Charles Krupp (born November 18, 1944) is an American astronomer, researcher, author, and popularizer of science. He is also known as Ed or E.C. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of archaeoastronomy, the study of how ancient cultures viewed the sky and how those views affected their cultures. He has taught at the college level, as a planetarium lecturer, and in various documentary films. He has been the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles since first taking over the position in 1974 after the departure of the previous director, William J. Kaufmann III. His writings include science papers and journal articles, astronomy magazine articles, books on astronomy and archaeoastronomy for adults, and books explaining sky phenomena and astronomy to children.
Krupp is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union, and has served in several divisions and commissions of both organizations. He is also a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a member of that organization's Council for Media Integrity.
Edwin Charles Krupp was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 18, 1944 where as a child his parents took him to many of the local museums. In 1956 the family moved to Los Angeles where Krupp's father, a mechanical engineer, worked on the Apollo program and then on the Space Shuttle.
In 1961 Krupp attended the Summer Science Program (SSP). Among other things, SSP teaches astronomy to high school students. Krupp has remained active with SSP, first as as a graduate student teaching assistant from 1968 to 1972 and later as a frequent guest lecturer. Krupp has said of SSP,
In some respects, SSP remains the most academically cohesive and intense educational experience I have ever had. That, I suspect, is true for most who are fortunate enough to attend it. If it weren't for SSP, my vision would be narrower, my aspirations less ambitious, and my life less rich. I don't exaggerate.
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