37 Facts About Ed Krupp

Edwin Charles Krupp was born on November 18,1944 and is an American astronomer, researcher, author, and popularizer of science.

Ed Krupp is an internationally recognized expert in the field of archaeoastronomy, the study of how ancient cultures viewed the sky and how those views affected their cultures.

Ed Krupp has taught at the college level, as a planetarium lecturer, and in various documentary films.

Ed Krupp has been the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles since first taking over the position in 1974 after the departure of the previous director, William J Kaufmann III.

Ed Krupp's writings include science papers and journal articles, astronomy magazine articles, books on astronomy and archaeoastronomy for adults, and books explaining sky phenomena and astronomy to children.

Ed Krupp is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union, and has served in several divisions and commissions of both organizations.

Ed Krupp is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a member of that organization's Council for Media Integrity.

Edwin Charles Ed Krupp was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 18,1944 where as a child his parents took him to many of the local museums.

Ed Krupp has remained active with SSP, first as a graduate student teaching assistant from 1968 to 1972 and later as a frequent guest lecturer.

Ed Krupp studied physics and astronomy at Pomona College in Claremont, California.

Ed Krupp worked at KSPC, the Pomona College non-commercial community radio station.

Ed Krupp lived for two years at the Brackett Observatory, during this time he served as caretaker of the observatory, weatherman, and telescope demonstrator.

Ed Krupp received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966.

Ed Krupp pursued graduate studies in astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving a Master of Arts degree in 1968 and PhD in 1972.

Ed Krupp began his teaching career as a teaching assistant for the Summer Science Program during his graduate school days.

Ed Krupp became a planetarium lecturer at Griffith Observatory while still in graduate school.

Ed Krupp has lectured on science based tours he has led and other venues.

Ed Krupp took his first job at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles while he was still a doctoral candidate at UCLA.

Ed Krupp was appointed Observatory Curator in 1972 upon completion of his PhD.

In 1974 the director of Griffith Observatory, William J Kaufmann III, left, and Krupp was appointed acting director.

In 1976 Ed Krupp's title was changed from "acting" director to director.

Ed Krupp often appears in the media to discuss and explain developments and recent discoveries in astronomy, as well as discuss current celestial events.

Ed Krupp has a special interest in the impact of astronomy on ancient belief systems, and is an internationally recognized expert on traditional astronomies.

Ed Krupp is noted for his many contributions to the field on which he has written extensively, and he has visited, and studied, nearly 2,000 prehistoric, and historic sites around the world.

Ed Krupp has traveled around the world for his archaeoastronomy studies.

Ed Krupp has shared his studies of archaeoastronomy with the general public by including archaeoastronomy topics in Griffith Observatory planetarium programs, writing books and magazine articles, appearing in documentary films, and leading tours to archaeological sites that are associated with ancient astronomy.

Ed Krupp has written several books for adults and for children.

Ed Krupp's remaining adult books derive from his interests in archaeoastronomy, and contain extensive original research and analysis, while being educational in nature.

Ed Krupp has written full chapters for books edited by other authors, as well as research papers, included in publications of the proceedings of conferences where the papers were presented.

Ed Krupp has served as the editor of the Griffith Observer, the monthly magazine published by Griffith Observatory's.

Ed Krupp has written many articles on astronomy and culture for the general reader and dozens of research papers.

Ed Krupp has appeared in several documentary films and educational film series.

Ed Krupp started his career at Griffith Observatory as a planetarium lecturer.

Ed Krupp is affiliated with several scientific, astronomical, archaeoastronomical, and educational organizations.

On November 22,2013 Ed Krupp was presented with the Andrew Gemant Award at a session of the Los Angeles city council, the award citation indicated that Ed Krupp was being recognized for:.

Griffith Observatory, where Edwin Ed Krupp has been director for nearly four decades, is the most-visited public observatory in the world.

Ed Krupp married Robin Rector on New Year's Eve of 1968.