Helmut Abt
Helmut Abt | |
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Abt in 2022 at the NOIRLab HQ in Tucson, Arizona | |
| Born | Helmut Arthur Abt 26 May 1925 |
| Died | 22 November 2024 (aged 99) |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | George Van Biesbroeck Prize (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysicist |
| Thesis | An Analysis of the Variable Star, W Virginis (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jesse L. Greenstein |
Helmut Arthur Abt (26 May 1925 – 22 November 2024) was a German-born American astrophysicist, having worked at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was astronomer emeritus at Kitt Peak National Observatory.