Schilt, Jan, b. 1894.

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Astronomer and administrator. Schilt was Rutherford Professor Emeritus at Columbia, invented the Schilt photometer, and helped clarify the motions of stars in the Milky Way. He was director of the Yale-Columbia Southern Station in Johannesburg and Canberra, Australia. He served as chairperson of Columbia's department of astronomy from 1936 until 1962.

From the guide to the Papers of Jan Schilt, 1931-1963, (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

Astronomer and administrator.

Schilt was Rutherford Professor Emeritus at Columbia, invented the Schilt photometer, and helped clarify the motions of stars in the Milky Way. He was director of the Yale-Columbia Southern Station in Johannesburg and Canberra, Australia. He served as chairperson of Columbia's department of astronomy from 1936 until 1962.

From the description of Papers, 1931-1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122362213