Donald Menzel
- Born: April 11, 1901 (Florence, Colorado)
- Died: December 14, 1976
Education
- 1920: AB, University of Denver
- 1921: AM, University of Denver
- 1923: AM, Princeton University
- 1924: PhD, Princeton University (Astrophysics)
Major Positions
- 1924–1925: University of Iowa, Instructor in Astronomy
- 1925–1926: Ohio State University, Assistant Professor
- 1926–1932: University of California, Lick Observatory, Assistant Astronomer
- 1932–1935: Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Astronomy
- 1935–1938: Harvard University, Associate Professor of Astrophysics
- 1938–1971: Harvard University, Professor of Astrophysics
- 1956–1971: Harvard University, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy
- 1971–1976: Harvard University, Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics and Emeritus Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy
Other Positions
- 1936–1941: Telescope, Editor
- 1946–1949: Harvard University, Chair, Department of Astronomy
- 1946–1954: Harvard University, Associate Director, Solar Research
- 1952–1954: Harvard University, Acting Director, Harvard College Observatory
- 1954–1966: Harvard University, Director, Harvard College Observatory
- 1963–1963: University of Chile, Visiting Professor
- 1964–1967: International Astronomical Union, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1943–1945: Chair, Radio Propagation Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- 1949–1954: Member, Visiting Committee, National Bureau of Standards
- 1953–1954: Chair, Visiting Committee, National Bureau of Standards
- 1958–1962: Member, National Science Planning Board, Seattle World's Fair
- 1961–1971: Member, Board of Directors, Washington Planetarium and Space Center
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of Denver, Penrose Library, Denver, Colorado
Harvard University, Pusey Library, University Archives, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Online Finding Aid
UFO Papers: American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Leo Goldberg and Lawrence H. Aller, "Donald Howard Menzel: 1901-1976", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
