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Guillermo Haro Barraza | |
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Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 21 March 1913
Died | 26 April 1988 | (aged 75)
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) |
Spouse(s) | Gladys Learn Rojas Elena Poniatowska |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Guillermo Haro Barraza (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ˈaɾo βaˈrasa];[1] 21 March 1913 – 26 April 1988) was a Mexican astronomer. Through his own astronomical research and the formation of new institutions, Haro was influential in the development of modern observational astronomy in Mexico. Internationally, he is best known for his contribution to the discovery of Herbig–Haro objects.