David H. Levy
Canadian astronomer (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with the same name, see David Levy (disambiguation).
David Howard Levy (born May 22, 1948[1]) is a Canadian amateur astronomer, science writer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.
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Born | (1948-05-22) May 22, 1948 (age 75)[1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Alma mater | Acadia (Nova Scotia) University (B.A.); Queens University (Kingston, Ontario) (M.A.); Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Ph.D.) |
Known for | Co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 |
Spouse | Wendee Esther Wallach-Levy |
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