Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand

Kaj Strand
Portrait of Kaj Strand, unknown date
Born(1907-02-27)February 27, 1907
DiedOctober 31, 2000(2000-10-31) (aged 93)
Washington, D.C., United States
NationalityDanish
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen (BA, MSc, PhD)
Spouse
Emilie Rashevsky Strand
(m. 1949)
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Institutions

Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand (27 February 1907 – 31 October 2000) was a Danish-born naturalized American astronomer known for his work in positional astronomy and for serving as the scientific director of the United States Naval Observatory from 1963 to 1977. His work focused especially on double stars and stellar distances.[1]

  1. ^ "KAJ AAGE STRAND, 1907-2000". U.S. Naval Observatory. Retrieved June 5, 2009.