George Herbig and Early Stellar Evolution

Séminaire IPAG de Bo Reipurth (University of Hawaii), vendredi 13 septembre 2019 à 14h, IPAG Seminar room

George Herbig, one of the giants of 20th century astronomy, almost singlehandedly founded the study of young stars, a subject on which he worked for more than 60 years.

In this presentation I will briefly talk about Herbig’s life, but the emphasis will be on the scientific results that Herbig achieved, first at Lick Observatory and later at the University of Hawaii.

In addition to his work on star formation, Herbig became the leader in the study of diffuse interstellar bands, and he had an insatiable appetite for rare and exotic stars on which he published many detailed studies.

Herbig was also a master instrument builder, who designed and built many of the instruments he used for his research.