Edward Gaposchkin Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

BORN

May 29, 1935

DIED

July 28, 2024

LOCATION

Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington - Edward Michael ("Mike") Gaposchkin died on July 28, 2024, in his home in Lexington MA.Mike was born on May 29, 1935 in Boston to Sergei Gaposchkin and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin of Lexington MA, where he was raised. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1953, earned a degree in...

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Mike lived down the hall from me during my few years at SAO in the 70s. He was a quiet and unassuming guy, but when he spoke, I would often understand something new. I still remember one sentence from those days that explained a certain mystery of mathematics to me.

Ray H Gay

December 20, 2024

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