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Albert Edward Whitford (October 22, 1905 – March 28, 2002) was an American physicist and astronomer. He served as director of the Washburn Observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Lick Observatory.

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rdfs:label	Albert Whitford (en) Albert Whitford (de) Albert Whitford (es) Albert Whitford (fr) Albert Edward Whitford (it) アルバート・ホィットフォード (ja) Albert Whitford (pl) Albert Whitford (pt)
rdfs:comment	Albert Edward Whitford (* 22. Oktober 1905 in Milton, Wisconsin; † 28. März 2002 in Madison, Wisconsin) war ein US-amerikanischer Astronom. (de) Albert Edward Whitford (October 22, 1905 – March 28, 2002) was an American physicist and astronomer. He served as director of the Washburn Observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Lick Observatory. (en) Albert Edward Whitford (Milton, Wisconsin, 22 de octubre de 1905 – Madison, Wisconsin, 28 de marzo de 2002) fue un astrónomo estadounidense. (es) Albert Edward Whitford è stato un astronomo statunitense. Dopo aver frequentato il , riceve il Doctor of Philosophy all'Università del Wisconsin-Madison. Dal 1948 al 1958 è stato direttore del e dal 1958 al 1968 dell'Osservatorio Lick. È ricordato come pioniere nell'utilizzo in astronomia della fotometria. (it) Albert Edward Whitford (ur. 22 października 1905 w Milton (Wisconsin), zm. 28 marca 2002 w Madison) – astronom amerykański. (pl) アルバート・ホィットフォード（Albert Edward Whitford, 1905年10月22日 - 2002年3月28日）は、アメリカ合衆国の天文学者である。ウィスコンシン州のミルトンに生まれた。ミルトン・カレッジで学び、ウィスコンシン大学で博士号を取得した。1948年から1958年までの台長を務め、1958年から1968年の間リック天文台の台長を務めた。その後カリフォルニア大学サンタクルーズ校、ウィスコンシン大学で働いた。ホイットフォードはジョエル・ステビンスと共に光電測光分野のパイオニアで、その感度を向上させた。宇宙空間の物質の吸収による光の赤化曲線を求めることにより、星間物質による吸収を定量化した。これは銀河系の星の分布を求めるのに重要な貢献となり、自らも銀河系の中心部の星の分布などを研究した。 (ja) Albert Edward Whitford (Milton, Wisconsin, 22 de outubro de 1905 — 28 de março de 2002) foi um astrônomo estadunidense. (pt) Albert Edward Whitford (Milton (Wisconsin), Madison (Wisconsin), 22 octobre 1905 – 28 mars 2002) était un astronome américain. Whitford est né à Milton dans le Wisconsin et étudia au (en). Il obtint son PhD à l'université du Wisconsin–Madison. Il fut directeur de l'observatoire Washburn de 1948 à 1958 puis de 1958 à 1968 de celui de l'observatoire Lick. Il fut ensuite membre du corps enseignant de l'université de Californie à Santa Cruz et de l'université du Wisconsin–Madison. (fr)
birth place	Wisconsin Milton, Wisconsin
death place	Madison, Wisconsin
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death date	2002-03-28 (xsd:date)
birth place	Milton, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States (en)
birth date	1905-10-22 (xsd:date)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	California Institute of Technology Milton College United States University of California, Santa Cruz University of Wisconsin Lick Observatory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Madison, Wisconsin Star Photometry (astronomy) 1905 births American astronomers Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Bulge (astronomy) Washburn Observatory Wisconsin 2301 Whitford American Astronomical Society 2002 deaths Astronomer Asteroid Milton College alumni People from Milton, Wisconsin Scientists from Madison, Wisconsin Joel Stebbins Henry Norris Russell Lectureship C. Donald Shane telescope Pine Bluff Observatory Milky Way Milton, Wisconsin

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