#  Astronomer Owen Gingerich, Defender of Pluto and Scientist With Spirituality, Dies at 93 

 





July 27, 2023

 

 

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 Upon his retirement in 2000 after a 40 year-long career, Harvard professor Owen J. Gingerich had, with astronomer David W. Latham, taught the longest-running Harvard course under continuous leadership. He died on May 28, 2023 at the age of 93.  
  
[Read the Crimson obituary.](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/7/13/owen-gingerich-obit/)



 

 

 



 

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