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Arthur Adel (1908 - 1994) was an American astronomer and astrophysicist.
Life
He was born to immigrant parents on November 22, 1908 in Brooklyn, NY.[1]
His parents were Orthodox Jews who had immigrated from Russia.[2]
He died of cancer, September 13, 1994 in Flagstaff, AZ, at age of 85.[3]
Education
He attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where he received his bachelor's degree. He also completed his PhD at the same institution in 1933.[4]
Career
Most of his astronomical work was done at the Lowell Observatory.[5]
Later, he was appointed as a professor at the Northern Arizona University (NAU).[6]