Philip Fox (astronomer)

Philip Fox (astronomer)

American astronomer and army officer

Died aged 66PiscesUnited States

Biography

Philip Fox (March 7, 1878 – July 21, 1944) was an American astronomer and an officer in the U.S. Army. He was the first director of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, the first planetarium in the western hemisphere.

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Career highlights

Career & roles

  • museum director

Employers / organisations

  • St. John's Military School
  • Yerkes Observatory
  • Northwestern University
  • Adler Planetarium
  • Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
  • Harvard University

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