Comments on: John Huchra

By: réalta fuar

réalta fuar — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:41:30 +0000

I too am very saddened to hear this. I never knew him, unfortunately, but just by seeing him at meetings it’s easy to see why he was as well liked as he was suspected (which surely can’t be said about some of his collaborators).

By: Leeland Heins

Leeland Heins — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:44:48 +0000

I’m truly sad to hear this. I had occasion to talk to and photograph Dr. Huchra on a number of occasions at AAS meetings and he was always friendly, patient and gracious. He will be missed.

By: Luke Dones

Luke Dones — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:05:10 +0000

I was so sorry to hear this. The first job I had in astronomy was keypunching (!) some of the CFA redshift survey for John and Marc Davis.

By: Matthew Colless

Matthew Colless — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:21:06 +0000

John was the consummate observer and made some fine discoveries. But perhaps his most valuable contribution to astronomy was his collaborative spirit – few scientists have worked with a wider spectrum of their colleagues or given more generously of their time and expertise.

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Happy farming John « The e-Astronomer — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:57:41 +0000

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By: Michael Merrifield

Michael Merrifield — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:07:52 +0000

One of the good guys, in all senses of the word. I well remember him rounding up all us foreign “waifs and strays” at Thanksgiving, and having us over to his house for the full experience (he was an excellent cook!). A little earlier this year, he took the time to write to one of the local astronomical societies here in Nottingham to help celebrate their 40th anniversary, which truly made their day; the type of entirely gratuitous act of kindness that typified his generosity of spirit.