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Raymond Smith Dugan

American astronomer1878 to 1940

Wikidata names Max Wolf as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata.

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Max Wolf

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stated by WikidataMax Wolf
2 steps up
stated by WikidataLeo Königsberger
3 steps up
stated by WikidataErnst Kummerstated by WikidataKarl Weierstraß
4 steps up
stated by WikidataChristoph Gudermannstated by WikidataHeinrich Scherk

Education and career3

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undated
Amherst College
studied
undated
Heidelberg University
studied
undated
Princeton University
worked

At a glance

known as: astronomer, university teacher
fields: astronomy
member of: American Philosophical Society, from 1931
Wikipedia: in 23 languages

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Read on 16 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q499218,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Raymond Smith Dugan: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q499218},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). Raymond Smith Dugan: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q499218