Person
Allen, David Anthony (1946 - 1994)
- Born
- 30 July 1946
England - Died
- 26 July 1994
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Astronomer and Science broadcaster
Summary
David Allen undertook infrared astronomy at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. He was largely responsible for the design and development of an infra-red instrument, "IRIS". He was the first and only permanent member of the observatory's scientific staff from 1983. The David Allen Prize is awarded every three years for exceptional achievement in astronomy communication.
He is credited with discovering the 'Hand of God' - the pulsar wind nebula PSR B1509-58.
Details
Chronology
- 1975 - 1976
- Career position - Astronomer at the Anglo-Australian Observatory
- 1977 - 1994
- Career position - Research Astronomer at the Anglo-Australian Observatory
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - President Astronomical Society of Australia
- 1993
- Award - Eureka Prize
Related entries
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'Obituary. Pioneering astronomer David Allen dies at 47', Canberra Times (1994), 6. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q29653438. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/44356415. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/94008038. Details
- 'Allen, David A (1946-1994)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1471503. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 27 January 2026