Carl Clarence Kiess, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Clarence Kiess

astronomer

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1887

Place of Birth: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 16-Oct-1967

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Carl Clarence Kiess (October 18, 1887 – October 16, 1967) was an American astronomer.
His main contributions was in the study of solar and stellar spectra.Kiess was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
He earned a BA in astronomy from Indiana University in 1910 and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1913.
After teaching at the University of Missouri, Pomona College, and the University of Michigan, Kiess took a position at the National Bureau of Standards in 1917.
He retired from the bureau in 1957.While working at the Lick Observatory on July 6, 1911, Kiess discovered comet C/1911 N1, which was named after him.
A lunar crater and the asteroid 1788 were also named after him. Kiess was a recipient of an honorary doctorate degree from the Indiana University.