Vainu Bappu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vainu Bappu

Indian astronomer

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1927

Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1982

Profession: astronomer, astrophysicist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu (10 August 1927 – 19 August 1982) was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union.
Bappu helped establish several astronomical institutions in India——including the Vainu Bappu Observatory named after him—and also contributed to the establishment of the modern Indian Institute of Astrophysics.
In 1957, he discovered the Wilson-Bappu effect jointly with American astronomer Olin Chaddock Wilson.