Fred Gillett | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Astronomer_Fred_Gillett_wearing_leis.jpg) Gillett in June 1999 | |
| Born | Frederick Carl Gillett February 7, 1937 Minot, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 2001 (aged 64) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (B.S., Ph.D.) |
| Spouse |
Marian Ruth DeGriselle
(m. 1960) |
| Awards | NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Zodiacal Light and Interplanetary Dust (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward P. Ney |
Frederick Carl Gillett (February 7, 1937 – April 22, 2001) was an American astronomer who was a pioneer of infrared astronomy. He was based successively at the University of California, San Diego, Kitt Peak National Observatory, and the International Gemini Observatory. His discoveries include the Vega phenomenon and the first unidentified infrared emission bands.