Frank Schlesinger (May 11, 1871 – July 10, 1943) was an American astronomer. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research.
Schlesinger was born in New York City and attended public schools there.[1] He graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1890. He then worked as a surveyor, becoming a special student in astronomy at Columbia in 1894. In 1896, he received a fellowship which enabled him to study full-time,[1] and he received a PhD in 1898. After his graduation, he spent the summer at Yerkes Observatory as a volunteer assisting director George Ellery Hale.[2]
Ukiah Latitude Observatory and house where Schlesinger worked and lived
Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest "The name is so difficult for those who do not speak German that I am usually called sles'in-jer, to rhyme with messenger. It is, of course, of German origin and means 'a native of Schlesien' or Silesia. In that language the pronunciation is shlayzinger, to rhyme with singer."[5]
He married Eva Hirsch in 1900 while in Ukiah. They had one child, Frank Wagner Schlesinger, who later directed planetariums in Philadelphia and Chicago. His wife died in 1928, and in 1929 he married Mrs. Katherine Bell (Rawling) Wilcox.[2]
Published worksedit
Schlesinger at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910Barney, Ida; Schlesinger, Frank (1938). "An effect of a star's color upon its apparent photographic position". Astronomical Journal. 47: 86. Bibcode:1938AJ.....47...86B. doi:10.1086/105478.
Barney, Ida; Schlesinger, Frank (1939). "On the accuracy of the proper motions in the General Catalogue Albany". Astronomical Journal. 48: 51. Bibcode:1939AJ.....48...51B. doi:10.1086/105546.
Barney, Ida; Schlesinger, Frank (1940). "New reductions of astrographic plates with the help of the Yale photographic Catalogues". Astronomical Journal. 49: 39. Bibcode:1940AJ.....49...39B. doi:10.1086/105625.
^ abcPeter van de Kamp (1973). "Schlesinger, Frank". Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. Supplement Three 1941–1945. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
^. phys-astro.sonoma.edu. January 24, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
^Hoffleit, E. Dorrit (June 1990). (PDF). STATUS: The Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy. American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
^"General Notes". Popular Astronomy. 35: 242. 1927. Bibcode:1927PA.....35..242.
Referencesedit
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Schlesinger, Frank" . Encyclopedia Americana.
frank, schlesinger, 1871, july, 1943, american, astronomer, work, concentrated, using, photographic, plates, rather, than, direct, visual, studies, astronomical, research, born, 1871, 1871new, york, citydiedjuly, 1943, 1943, aged, lyme, connecticutnationalitya. Frank Schlesinger May 11 1871 July 10 1943 was an American astronomer His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research Frank SchlesingerBorn 1871 05 11 May 11 1871New York CityDiedJuly 10 1943 1943 07 10 aged 72 Old Lyme ConnecticutNationalityAmericanAlma materColumbia UniversityKnown forYale Bright Star CatalogueAwardsValz Prize 1926 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society 1927 Bruce Medal 1929 Scientific careerFieldsastronomyInstitutionsYerkes Observatory Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and honors 3 Family 4 Published works 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksBiography editSchlesinger was born in New York City and attended public schools there 1 He graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1890 He then worked as a surveyor becoming a special student in astronomy at Columbia in 1894 In 1896 he received a fellowship which enabled him to study full time 1 and he received a PhD in 1898 After his graduation he spent the summer at Yerkes Observatory as a volunteer assisting director George Ellery Hale 2 nbsp Ukiah Latitude Observatory and house where Schlesinger worked and lived He was an observer in charge of the International Latitude Observatory Ukiah California in 1898 From 1899 to 1903 he was an astronomer at Yerkes where he pioneered the use of photographic methods to determine stellar parallaxes He was director of Allegheny Observatory from 1903 to 1920 and Yale University Observatory from 1920 to 1941 3 At Yale he worked extensively with Ida Barney 4 He compiled and published the Yale Bright Star Catalogue The first publication of the results of this work started in 1925 Transactions of the Yale University Observatory v 4 and the work concluded in the 1980s 1 He made major contributions to astrometry He was elected to the American Philosophical Society 1912 the National Academy of Sciences 1916 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and served as president of the American Astronomical Society 1919 1922 and the International Astronomical Union 1932 1935 1 2 Asked how to say his name he told The Literary Digest The name is so difficult for those who do not speak German that I am usually called sles in jer to rhyme with messenger It is of course of German origin and means a native of Schlesien or Silesia In that language the pronunciation is shlayzinger to rhyme with singer 5 Awards and honors editValz Prize of the French Academy of Sciences 1926 6 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society 1927 Bruce Medal 1929 The crater Schlesinger on the Moon is named after him as is the asteroid 1770 Schlesinger Family editHe married Eva Hirsch in 1900 while in Ukiah They had one child Frank Wagner Schlesinger who later directed planetariums in Philadelphia and Chicago His wife died in 1928 and in 1929 he married Mrs Katherine Bell Rawling Wilcox 2 Published works edit nbsp Schlesinger at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory 1910Barney Ida Schlesinger Frank 1938 An effect of a star s color upon its apparent photographic position Astronomical Journal 47 86 Bibcode 1938AJ 47 86B doi 10 1086 105478 Barney Ida Schlesinger Frank 1939 On the accuracy of the proper motions in the General Catalogue Albany Astronomical Journal 48 51 Bibcode 1939AJ 48 51B doi 10 1086 105546 Barney Ida Schlesinger Frank 1940 New reductions of astrographic plates with the help of the Yale photographic Catalogues Astronomical Journal 49 39 Bibcode 1940AJ 49 39B doi 10 1086 105625 Notes edit a b c d Peggy Aldrich Kidwell 1999 Schlesinger Frank American National Biography online ed New York Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 anb 9780198606697 article 1301468 subscription required a b c Peter van de Kamp 1973 Schlesinger Frank Dictionary of American Biography Vol Supplement Three 1941 1945 New York Charles Scribner s Sons The Bruce Medalists Frank Schlesinger phys astro sonoma edu January 24 2013 Archived from the original on March 13 2014 Retrieved June 13 2013 Hoffleit E Dorrit June 1990 Ida M Barney Ace Astrometrist PDF STATUS The Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy American Astronomical Society Archived from the original PDF on April 5 2016 Retrieved November 17 2012 Charles Earle Funk What s the Name Please Funk amp Wagnalls 1936 General Notes Popular Astronomy 35 242 1927 Bibcode 1927PA 35 242 References editThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Schlesinger Frank Encyclopedia Americana Further reading editHockey Thomas 2009 Frank Schleisinger Springer Publishing ISBN 978 0 387 31022 0 Retrieved August 22 2012 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help subscription required External links editWorks by or about Frank Schlesinger at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Schlesinger amp oldid 1220902820, wikipedia, 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