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Past Honorary Members

Honorary Membership was limited to 10 from 1890-1900, and to 15 from 1901 onwards.

 

There are 80 past honorary members.

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Name Nation(s)sort icon Start End
Hertzsprung, Prof. Ejnar Denmark 1946 1967
Strömgren, Prof. Bengt G. Denmark 1968 1987
Dollfus, Dr. Audouin C. France 1975 2011
Baillaud, Édouard Benjamin France 1916 1934
Flammarion, M. Camille France 1901 1925
Loewy, Maurice France 1901 1907
Unsöld, Dr. Albrecht Germany 1956 1995
Baade, Dr. Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Germany 1954 1960
Vogel, Dr. Hermann C. Germany 1894 1907
Monck, William Henry Stanley Ireland 1898 1915

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.
  • Dr. Van Biesbroeck not listed for 1970,1971.
  • Annual Report 1981 - Baldwin, Dr. Ralph B. (USA) is a duplicate listing.
  • Annual Report 1990 - no honorary members listed.