Halton Arp | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | March 21, 1927
Died | December 28, 2013 Munich, Germany | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
Known for | Intrinsic redshift Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | Palomar Observatory Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
Doctoral advisor | Walter Baade |
Halton Christian "Chip" Arp (March 21, 1927 – December 28, 2013) was an American astronomer. He was known for his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, published in 1966. It has many examples of interacting and merging galaxies. Arp was also known as a critic of the Big Bang theory.
Arp was born on March 21, 1927 in New York City. He studied at the California Institute of Technology. Arp was married three times. He had four daughters.
Arp died on December 28, 2013 in Munich. He died from a stroke, and he was aged 86.[1]
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