George Herbig

George Herbig
Born(1920-01-02)January 2, 1920
DiedOctober 12, 2013(2013-10-12) (aged 93)
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUCLA
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forHerbig–Haro objects
Herbig Ae/Be stars
AwardsHelen B. Warner Prize (1955)
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1975)
Bruce Medal (1980)
Scientific career
FieldsStar formation, interstellar medium
InstitutionsUniversity of Hawaiʻi

George Howard Herbig (January 2, 1920 – October 12, 2013) was an American astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy. He is perhaps best known for his contribution to the discovery of Herbig–Haro objects.