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Donald Edward Osterbrock
American astronomer (1924–2007).
Born July 13th, 1924 in Cincinnati.
Died January 11th, 2007 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Occupations
astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher
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