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DEATHS
Dr. Blitzstein, Astronomy
Dr. William Blitzstein, a professor emeritus of astronomy who was a
fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, died February 27 at the age of
78.
Dr. Blitzstein received his A.B. in 1941, his A.M. in 1947 and his Ph.D.
in 1950 all from Penn, where he studied physics and astronomy. He became
a research associate at Penn's Flower and Cook Observatory in 1950, developing
research instrumentation and planning the new Observatory, and was named
assistant professor of astronomy and electrical engineering in 1954. In
1958, he was made assistant director of the Observatory, a post he held
until 1973. He was promoted to associate professor of astronomy in 1960,
and to full professor in 1964.
In 1973 Dr. Blitzstein became associate director of the Observatory,
supervising the engineering phases of observational research. Dr. Blitzstein
also served as chair of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, which
has since merged with the Physics Department. He became an emeritus professor
in 1986.
Throughout his career, in addition to publishing widely in journals,
Dr. Blitzstein consulted for corporations such as Grumman Aircraft Engineering
Co. and Spitz Laboratories, where he was involved in the prediction of the
solar, lunar and planetary positions as seen from the earth and other places
in the solar system. He was also a consultant to the Frankford Arsenal
in radiometry, propagation of high power laser beams in the atmosphere,
and optical properties of the atmosphere.
He is survived by his wife Anna, daughter Sybil Csigi, son David Blitzstein,
and grandchildren Jesse and Gina. Memorial contributions may be made to
the Anti-Defamation League.
Dr. Katz, Dermatology
Almanac has just learned that Dr. Stuart I. Katz, 39, clinical
instructor in dermatology, died on January 6, of complications from primary
amyloidosis, a plasma cell proliferative disorder.
Dr. Katz, a native of Philadelphia, received his bachelor's degree in
1981 and medical degree in 1985, both from Penn. After an internship in
internal medicine at the Graduate Hospital, Dr. Katz trained in dermatology
at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, where he served as Chief Resident in
dermatology. In 1989, he was appointed clinical instructor in the department
of dermatology at Penn. He participated in the res-idency education program
at Penn and served as an attending physician at the HUP and at the Philadelphia
Veterans Affair Medical Center.
"During this time, while he established himself as an outstanding
clinician in the Philadelphia community, he contributed generously of his
time to residency education," said Dr. Victoria Werth, chief of dermatology
at the Philadelphia Veterans Affair Medical Center. She added, "Dr.
Katz's contributions to the dermatology resident training program were invaluable
and he will be sorely missed."
Dr. Katz is survived by, his wife, Dr. Miriam Green Katz, a pediatrician
and a 1986 graduate of Penn's School of Medicine, and their two sons, Jordon,
age 8 and Brett, age 3.
Almanac, Vol. 45, No. 24, March 16, 1999
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