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| Born | David John Eicher August 7, 1961 Oxford, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Miami University |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
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| Title | Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy Magazine |
| Spouse | Lynda Ann Tortomasi (m. 1989) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Website | www |
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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.
- ^ May, Hal, ed.: Contemporary Authors, vol. 113, p. 141, Gale Research Co., Detroit, Michigan, 1985;