Robert Frederick Garrison (May 9, 1936 – August 13, 2017) was an American astrophysicist and professor at the University of Toronto , and was well known for his work in the MK System, that was developed by Morgan and Keenan in 1943.
He earned the Lifetime Teaching Achievement Award by the University of Toronto in 2001.
Garrison attended Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago in 1960, and accomplished a doctorate degree in astronomy and astrophysics six years later.
It was during that era when Garrison was inspired by his director William, Morgan and started to have a strong passion in astronomy.