Jerome "Jerry" Kristian (born June 5, 1933 in Milwaukee, d. June 22, 1996 in Ventura County, California) was a theoretical and observational cosmologist, and the first to provide observational evidence of quasar host galaxies.
Jerome „Jerry“ Kristian (* 5. Juni 1933 in Milwaukee; † 22. Juni 1996 in Ventura County, California) war ein US-amerikanischer theoretischer und beobachtender Kosmologe. Er zeigte bei Beobachtungen erstmals Evidenzen dafür auf, dass Quasare tatsächlich Supermassive Schwarze Löcher im Zentrum von Galaxien sind. Zudem war er an der Entwicklung der CCD-Kamera des Hubble-Weltraumteleskops beteiligt. (de)
Jerome "Jerry" Kristian (born June 5, 1933 in Milwaukee, d. June 22, 1996 in Ventura County, California) was a theoretical and observational cosmologist, and the first to provide observational evidence of quasar host galaxies. (en)