David J. Eicher

David J. Eicher
man with beard looking at camera
David J. Eicher in 2010
Born
David John Eicher

(1961-08-07) August 7, 1961 (age 63)
EducationMiami University
Occupations
  • Editor
  • Author
  • Producer
Years active1977–present
Known for
  • Astronomy
  • Civil War history
Notable work
  • Astronomy magazine
  • Deep Sky magazine
TitleEditor-in-Chief of Astronomy Magazine
SpouseLynda Ann Tortomasi (m. 1989)
Children1
Parents
Websitewww.davideicher.com
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David John Eicher (born August 7, 1961) is an American editor, writer, and popularizer of astronomy and space. He has been editor-in-chief of Astronomy magazine since 2002. He is author, coauthor, or editor of 23 books on science and American history and is known for having founded a magazine on astronomical observing, Deep Sky Monthly, when he was a 15-year-old high school student.[1]

Eicher is also a historian, having researched and written extensively about the American Civil War.

  1. ^ May, Hal, ed.: Contemporary Authors, vol. 113, p. 141, Gale Research Co., Detroit, Michigan, 1985;