William Ward (astronomer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American astronomer
Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1944
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Date of Death: 20-Sep-2018
Profession: astronomer
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About William Ward (astronomer)
- William Roger Ward (January 11, 1944 – September 20, 2018) was an American astronomer. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Ward studied mathematics and physics at University of Missouri, and completed a doctoral degree at California Institute of Technology.
- Over the course of his research career, he received the Brouwer Award from the Division on Dynamical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society in 2003, and the Gerard P.
- Kuiper Prize in 2011.
- He was granted fellowship by the American Geophysical Union (2005), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2006), and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2012).
- In 2015, he became a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
- Ward died of a brain tumor in Prescott, Arizona on September 20, 2018.
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