Raymond Smith Dugan

Raymond Smith Dugan (May 30th 1878 - August 31st 1940) was a Astronome American graduate of Amherst College in the Massachusetts (1899).

It obtained its license with Amherst College in 1902 and supported then its thesis of doctorate in 1905 with the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl (Observatoire of Königstuhl close to Heidelberg) with the Université of Heidelberg.

At the time, the observatory of Heidelberg was an important research center of Astéroïde S directed by max Wolf, and during its stay, Dugan discovered there 16 asteroids, of which in particular (511) Davida.

With the University of Princeton, he was instructor (1905 - 1908), professor assisting (1908 - 1920) then professor (1920 -). He married Annette Rumford in 1909.

He Co-wrote a work influencing in two volumes in 1927 with Henry Norris Russell and John Quincy Stewart: Astronomy: A revision of the handbook of astronomy of Young (Gin & Co., Boston, 1926-27, 1938,1945) who became the work of astronomy of reference during approximately two decades. It was composed of two volumes: the Astrophysical solar system and and stellar astronomy .

The asteroid (2772) Dugan was named in its honor.

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Class of Amherst College in 1899
List of the constant theses aue Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

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