Kenneth Kellermann

Kenneth Irwin Kellermann (born July 1, 1937)[1] is an American astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.[2][3] He is best known for his work on quasars. He won the Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society in 1971,[4] and the Bruce Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 2014.

Kellerman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[5] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[6] and the American Philosophical Society.[7]

Kellermann was born in New York City to Alexander Kellermann and Rae Kellermann (née Goodstein). His paternal grandparents emigrated from Hungary and his maternal grandparents from Romania.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ American Men & Women of Science. 12th edition, Physical & Biological Sciences. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1971-1973.
  2. ^ "Finding Aid to the Papers of Kenneth I. Kellermann, 1965-2011". Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  3. ^ "The Evolution of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory into a User Based Observatory," by Kenneth I. Kellerman and E. Bouton; presented at the 2007 AAS/AAPT Joint meeting.
  4. ^ American Astronomical Society website for the Warner Prize Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "K. I. Kellermann". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  6. ^ "Kenneth Irwin Kellermann". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  7. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  8. ^ 1910 United States Federal Census
  9. ^ 1930 United States Federal Census
  10. ^ 1940 United States Federal Census