Richard Berendzen PhD | |
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 Berendzen in 1972 | |
| Born | Richard Earl Berendzen September 6, 1938 Walters, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 2022 (aged 84) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | MIT, Harvard |
| Spouses | Barbara Edwards (div. 1960)Gail Edgar (m. 1964) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Doctoral advisor | William Liller |
Richard Earl Berendzen (September 6, 1938 – November 3, 2022) was an American scientist, professor, and president of American University, specializing in astronomy. His resignation in 1990 came following formal charges of making indecent phone calls to households in the Fairfax area over the course of several weeks that year. In 1992, he returned to American University as a full-time physics professor until his retirement in 2006.