Person

O'Connell, Daniel Joseph Kelly (1896 - 1982)

Born
25 July 1896
England
Died
14 October 1982
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

Daniel O'Connell was Director of the Riverview Observatory from 1938-1952. He then moved to Rome, where he became Director of the Vatican Observatory from 1952-1970.

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Brück, Hermann A., 'Daniel Joseph Kelly O'Connell, 1896-1982' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004). Details
  • Lomb, Nick, 'O'Connell, Daniel Joseph Kelly (1896-1982), Jesuit Priest, Astronomer and Seismologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z, Melanie Nolan, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), pp. 234-5. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/oconnell-daniel-joseph-kelly-15389. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

McCarthy, G.J.

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