Andersson had been a child prodigy who won the Swedish televisionquiz show10.000-kronorsfrågan ("The 10,000 Kronor Question") twice, the first time at age 16.[3]
From his late teen years, he was also a well-known science fiction fan in Sweden, who chaired the MalCon in 1966 in Malmö[4] and took over editing the pioneering Swedish science fiction amateur journal, the Scandinavian Amateur Press Alliance (SAPA) after John-Henri Holmberg left the position some time after 1964.[5]
Professional careeredit
Andersson studied astronomy at Lund University,[6] but received a scholarship to San Michele Observatory in on the island of Anacapri in Sicily in 1968.[7]
He studied the work of Professor Åke Wallenquist,[8] at Uppsala University. Andersson later went to Indiana University Bloomington to complete his PhD degree. While there, he married Gloria Ptacek in 1973 at the Beck Chapel of Indiana University.[9]
Andersson was hired in a post-doctoral research associate position in the summer of 1973 by Dr. Gerard Kuiper[10] at the Lunar & Planetary Laboratory[11] of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Andersson calculated the first observable transits of Pluto and Charon[12] (that took place in the early 1980s) but did not live to see them.[13]
He mapped the far side of the Moon in NASA's Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature, with co-author Ewen Whitaker, published in 1982.[14]
Deathedit
Leif Andersson died from lymphatic cancer at the age of 35 on 4 May 1979. He was survived by his wife, Gloria Lee Andersson (née Ptacek).
Honorsedit
The crater Andersson on the Moon was named in his memory.[15]
In honor of Leif Andersson's work on the determination of Pluto's pole position, the Spacewatch Asteroid Project at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory named the asteroid 9223 Leifandersson on 24 January 2000 (M.P.C. 38198).[1][16]
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April 14, 2024
leif, erland, andersson, november, 1943, 1979, swedish, astronomer, born4, november, 1943falkenberg, halland, county, swedendied4, 1979, 1979, aged, falkenberg, halland, county, swedennationalityswedisheducationphdalma, materlund, university, indiana, universi. Leif Erland Andersson 4 November 1943 4 May 1979 was a Swedish astronomer 1 2 Leif Erland AnderssonBorn4 November 1943Falkenberg Halland County SwedenDied4 May 1979 1979 05 04 aged 35 Falkenberg Halland County SwedenNationalitySwedishEducationPhDAlma materLund University Indiana University BloomingtonOccupationAstronomerSpouseGloria Ptacek Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 Death 4 Honors 5 ReferencesEarly life editAndersson had been a child prodigy who won the Swedish television quiz show 10 000 kronorsfragan The 10 000 Kronor Question twice the first time at age 16 3 From his late teen years he was also a well known science fiction fan in Sweden who chaired the MalCon in 1966 in Malmo 4 and took over editing the pioneering Swedish science fiction amateur journal the Scandinavian Amateur Press Alliance SAPA after John Henri Holmberg left the position some time after 1964 5 Professional career editAndersson studied astronomy at Lund University 6 but received a scholarship to San Michele Observatory in on the island of Anacapri in Sicily in 1968 7 He studied the work of Professor Ake Wallenquist 8 at Uppsala University Andersson later went to Indiana University Bloomington to complete his PhD degree While there he married Gloria Ptacek in 1973 at the Beck Chapel of Indiana University 9 Andersson was hired in a post doctoral research associate position in the summer of 1973 by Dr Gerard Kuiper 10 at the Lunar amp Planetary Laboratory 11 of the University of Arizona in Tucson Arizona Andersson calculated the first observable transits of Pluto and Charon 12 that took place in the early 1980s but did not live to see them 13 He mapped the far side of the Moon in NASA s Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature with co author Ewen Whitaker published in 1982 14 Death editLeif Andersson died from lymphatic cancer at the age of 35 on 4 May 1979 He was survived by his wife Gloria Lee Andersson nee Ptacek Honors editThe crater Andersson on the Moon was named in his memory 15 In honor of Leif Andersson s work on the determination of Pluto s pole position the Spacewatch Asteroid Project at the University of Arizona s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory named the asteroid 9223 Leifandersson on 24 January 2000 M P C 38198 1 16 References edit a b 9223 Leifandersson 1995 YY7 Minor Planet Center Retrieved 4 January 2018 Svenskar pa manens yta in Swedish Archived from the original on 25 December 2012 Retrieved 20 June 2015 Gradvall Jan 2009 Tusen svenska klassiker bocker filmer skivor tv program fran 1956 till i dag in Swedish Stockholm Norstedt ISBN 978 91 1 301717 4 Roimola Ben Sven Christer Swahn ar dod Enhorningen Unicorn Enhorningen Magazine Retrieved 23 September 2014 Lynch Richard Chapter 5 Notable Fanzines of the 1960s Fan History Book of the 1960s The Joe Phan Organization Retrieved 25 September 2014 Lund University Astrophysics program Lund University Retrieved 22 September 2014 Ohman Yngve 1968 Experiences from 16 Years of Solar Work in Anacapri Solar Physics 4 4 The SAO NASA Astrophysics Data System 493 Bibcode 1968SoPh 4 493O doi 10 1007 BF00147916 S2CID 122864384 Retrieved 23 September 2014 Ake Wallenquist 1904 1994 Department of Physics and Astronomy Uppsala University Uppsala University Retrieved 23 September 2014 Need help Add cite to show married to Leif Erland Andersson on Project Support desk www mediawiki org Retrieved 2017 09 22 Gerard P Kuiper Biography Gerard P Kuiper Papers University of Arizona Libraries Special Collections Retrieved 22 September 2014 Lunar and Planetary Laboratory home page Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Univ of Arizona Retrieved 22 September 2014 Charon Overview NASA Solar System Exploration Charon Overview site NASA Archived from the original on 8 October 2014 Retrieved 22 September 2014 Jones Barry W Pluto Sentinel of the Outer Solar System Cambridge UP Catalogue Cambridge University Press Archived from the original on 20 June 2015 Retrieved 22 September 2014 Andersson Leif Whitaker Ewen NASA catalogue of lunar nomenclature NASA Technical Reports Server NASA Retrieved 23 September 2014 Leif Erland Andersson Andersson Moon Crater Gazetteer of Planetary Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature USGS Astrogeology Research Program Minor Planet Center Circular PDF Minor Planet Center 24 January 2000 Retrieved 4 January 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leif Erland Andersson amp oldid 1178265295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
