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William Pendry Bidelman (BAI-dəl-maən; September 25, 1918 - May 3, 2011)[6] whose friends called him "Billy", was an American astronomer.[7] Born in Los Angeles, and raised in North Dakota, he was noted for classifying the spectra of stars,[8] and considered a pioneer in recognizing and classifying sub-groups of the peculiar stars.[9]
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William Pendry Bidelman | |
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Born | (1918-09-25)September 25, 1918 Los Angeles, California, USA |
Died | May 3, 2011(2011-05-03) (aged 92) Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard College, University of Chicago |
Known for | co-discovery of the barium stars with Philip Keenan, expert on the peculiar stars. |
Spouse | Verna Pearl Shirk (1918–2009; her death) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | astronomer, astrophysicist |
Institutions | Yerkes Observatory, Lick Observatory, Michigan Observatory McDonald Observatory, Warner and Swasey Observatory |
Doctoral advisor | William Wilson Morgan[1] |
Doctoral students | Craig Chester,[2] Stephen Naftilan,[2] Cynthia Irvine,[3] William G. Smethells[3] Thomas Ake,[4] Sang-Gak Lee[5] |
Bidelman’s undergraduate degree was from Harvard College,[7] and his Ph.D. in astronomy was from the University of Chicago under advisor William Wilson Morgan.[10] He was a physicist in the Army during World War II.[7] A professional astronomer for over 50 years,[11] Bidelman taught for ~41 years[12] at The University of Chicago,[13] The University of California,[14]
He co-discovered the class of barium stars with Philip Keenan,[7] the phosphorus and the mercury stars,[15] and was the first to describe the hydrogen-deficient carbon stars.[16]
Born in Los Angeles, California, Bidelman was raised in North Dakota, where he met his future wife of 69 years. He was a father of four and a grandfather.[7] As an Emeritus Professor William P. Bidelman continued working in astronomy after he retired from teaching,[17] and was 92 when he died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[7]