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Honorary Members - Historical List

Honorary Members of the RASC
1890-1905

Limited to 10 (1890-1900), limited to 15 (1901-1905).

Dr. Sir Robert Stawell Ball England 1893-1905  
Dr. Edward Emerson Barnard USA 1901-1905  
Dr. John A. Brashear USA 1901-1905  
Dr. Sir Wm. Henry Mahoney Christie England 1891-1905  
Dr. Sir George Howard Darwin England 1893-1905  
Dr. A.M.W. Downing England 1897-1905  
Camille Flammarion,
Commandeur-Légion d'honneur
France 1901-1905  
Dr. Sir Sandford Fleming Canada 1890-1905  
Dr. G.E. Hale USA 1899-1905  
Dr. Edward S. Holden, RS-EH-O, RD, OLC USA 1891-1905  
Dr. Sir William Huggins England 1891-1905  
Dr. James Edward Keeler USA 1895-1899  
Dr. Daniel Kirkwood USA 1890-1894  
Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley USA 1893-1905  
Maurice Loewy France 1901-1905  
Dr. Joseph Morrison USA 1890-1898  
Rear Admiral Dr. Simon Newcomb,
Commandeur-Légion d'honneur
USA 1891-1905  
Dr. Edward Charles Pickering, OPM USA 1893-1905  
Dr. Otto Wilhelm von Struve Russia 1893-1898  
Dr. Hermann C. Vogel, OPM Germany 1893-1897  

Notes:

  • no listing in Trans. Tor. Ast. Soc. 1900
  • Trans. Tor. Ast. Soc. volume for 1902, 1903 was a combined volume
  • No RASC publications in 1906.

Honorary Members of the RASC
1906-1960

(This list is still being compiled.)


Honorary Members of the RASC
1961-2010

Notes:

  • Annual Report 1981 - Baldwin, Dr. Ralph B. (USA) is a duplicate listing.
  • Annual Report 1990 - no honorary members listed.
  • Dr. Van Biesbroeck not listed for 1970,1971.
Namesort icon Nation(s) Start End
Adams, Walter Sydney USA 1945 1956
Ambartsumian, Dr. V.A. USSR, CiS 1961 1996
Baldwin, Ralph B. USA 1980 2011
Bateson, Dr. F.M. New Zealand 1984 2006
Bok, Dr. Bart J. Australia 1961 1982
Bowen, Dr. I.S. USA 1961 1973
Brown, Dr. R. Hanbury Australia 1987 2002
Clemence, Gerald M. USA 1964 1974
Dollfus, Dr. Audouin C. France 1975 2011
Goldberg, Dr. Leo USA 1974 1986
Hertzsprung, Prof. E. Denmark 1961 1967
Hogg, Dr. Helen S. Canada 1987 1993
Iwanowska, Dr. W. Poland 1973 1998
Joy, Dr. A.H. USA 1961 1973
Lindblad, Dr. Bertil Sweden 1961 1965
Oort, Dr. J.H. Netherlands 1961 1992
Plaskett, Prof. H.H. England 1961 1979
Reber, Dr. Grote Tasmania 1988 2002
Robinson, Leif J. USA 2000 2011
Ryle, Sir Martin England 1973 1983
Sandage, Dr. Allan R. USA 1975 2010
Schwarzschild, Dr. Martin 1963 1999
Shapley, Dr. Harlow USA 1947 1972
Shklovsky, Dr. Iosif S. USSR 1966 1984
Spencer Jones, Sir Harold England 1947 1960
Stebbins, Dr. Joel USA 1958 1966
Strömgren, Prof. Bengt G. Denmark 1968 1986
Struve, Dr. Otto USA 1961 1962
Underhill, Dr. Anne Canada 1996 2002
Unsöld, Dr. A. Germany 1961 1995