13 Facts About Guillermo Haro

Guillermo Haro was born in Mexico City on 21 March 1913 to Ignacio Guillermo Haro and Leonor Barraza.

Guillermo Haro studied philosophy and law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Guillermo Haro's list of 44 blue galaxies, compiled in 1956, was a precursor to the work of Benjamin Markarian and others in searching for such galaxies.

Guillermo Haro discovered a number of T Tauri stars, one supernova, more than 10 novae, and one comet.

Guillermo Haro was very influential in the development of astronomy in Mexico, not only by virtue of his own astronomical research but by promoting the development of new institutions.

Guillermo Haro discovered a new type of large nebulae with American colleague George Herbig - that were named Herbig-Haro objects.

Guillermo Haro became a member of the Colegio Nacional at age 40, the youngest person to do so.

In 1959, Guillermo Haro became the first person from Mexico elected to the Royal Astronomical Society.

Guillermo Haro founded the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics.

Galaxy Guillermo Haro 11 is a small galaxy situated in the southern constellation of Sculptor and is named after Guillermo Haro who first included it in a study published in 1956.

In 1968, Guillermo Haro married journalist and writer Elena Poniatowska, with whom he had two children: Felipe and Paula.

Guillermo Haro was previously divorced from his first wife, Gladys Learn Rojas.

Guillermo Haro died on 27 April 1988 in Mexico City, and is interred at the Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres of the Panteon Civil de Dolores.