Marcel Golay (astronomer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcel Golay (astronomer)

swiss astronomer (1927-2015)

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1927

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 09-Apr-2015

Profession: astronomer, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Marcel Golay (French: [g?l?]; 6 September 1927 – 9 April 2015) was a Swiss astronomer, professor at Geneva University and the eighth director of the Geneva Observatory from 1956 to 1992.
Golay was a member of the International Astronomical Union and president of several of its commissions including "Stellar Classification" and "Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry".
In 1991, University of Basel awarded him an honorary professorship.
Asteroid 3329 Golay is named after him.