Henri-Alexandre Deslandres | |
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Born | Paris, France | 24 July 1853
Died | 15 January 1948 Paris, France | (aged 94)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
Known for | spectroheliograph |
Awards | Janssen Medal (1896) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1913) Henry Draper Medal (1913) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | astronomy |
Institutions | Meudon Paris Observatories |
Henri Alexandre Deslandres (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi alɛksɑ̃dʁ delɑ̃dʁ]; 24 July 1853 – 15 January 1948) was a French astronomer, director of the Meudon and Paris Observatories, who carried out intensive studies on the behaviour of the atmosphere of the Sun.