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Directors of the SAO, HCO, and CfA
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Harvard College Observatory
- Founded by Harvard President, Josiah Quincy in 1836
- William Cranch Bond Nov. 30, 1839 - Jan. 29, 1859
- George Phillips Bond March 1859-1865
- Truman H. Safford 1865-1866 (Interim Director)
- Joseph Winlock 1866-1875
- Edward Charles Pickering 1877-1919
- Solon Irving Bailey 1919-1921 (Acting Director)
- Harlow Shapley 1921-1952
- Donald H. Menzel 1952-1954 (Acting Director)
- Donald H. Menzel 1954 - March 31, 1966
- Leo Goldberg April 1, 1966-1971
- Alex Dalgarno 1971-1973 (Acting Director)
- George B. Field July 1973 -
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Founded by Samuel Pierpont Langley in 1890-1906
- Charles Greeley Abbot 1906-1942
- Loyal Blaine Aldrich 1942-1955
- Fred Lawrence Whipple 1955-1973
- George B. Field July 1973 -
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- George B. Field 1973-1982
- Irwin I. Shapiro 1982-2004
- Charles A. Alcock 2004-
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