Leo Goldberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leo Goldberg

American astronomer

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1913

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1987

Profession: astronomer, astrophysicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Leopold Goldberg (26 January 1913 – 1 November 1987) was an American astronomer who held professorships at Harvard and the University of Michigan and the directorships of several major observatories.
He was president of both the International Astronomical Union and the American Astronomical Society.
His research focused on solar physics and the application of atomic physics to astronomy, and he led many of the early efforts to study the Sun from space telescopes.