George Ogden Abell
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George Abell teaching at the Summer Science Program
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| Born |
March 27, 1927 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | October 7, 1983 (aged 56) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Education | B.S. (1951), M.S. (1952) PhD (1957) |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (B.S., M.S., and PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald Osterbrock |
| Doctoral students | Edwin C. Krupp |
| Spouse | Phyllis (second marriage) |
| Children | 2 sons (first marriage) |
George Ogden Abell (March 1, 1927 – October 7, 1983) taught at UCLA. He worked as a research astronomer, administrator, as a popularizer of science and of education, and as a skeptic. He earned his B.S. in 1951, his M.S. ih 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1957, all from the California Institute of Technology. He was a Ph.D. student under Donald Osterbrock. His astronomical career began as a tour guide at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Abell made great contributions to astronomical knowledge which resulted from his work during and after the National Geographic Society - Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, especially concerning clusters of galaxies and planetary nebulae. A galaxy, an asteroid, a periodic comet, and an observatory are all named in his honor. His teaching career extended beyond the campus of UCLA to the high school student oriented Summer Science Program, and educational television. He not only taught about science but also about what is not science. He was an originating member of the Committee on Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal now known as the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
George Ogden Abell was born in Los Angeles California on March 27, 1927 to Theodore C. Abell and Annamarie (Ogden) Abell. Theodore Abell was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1890, was a Unitarian minister, and was one of the original members of the Hollywood Humanist Society. Annamarie was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1896, and studied to be a librarian, worked for a short while as a librarian but eventually became a social worker. George Ogden Abell was named for his mother's brother, George Ogden.
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