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Dr. E.C. Krupp is an
American astronomer and has been the director of the Griffith
Observatory in Los Angeles since 1974. He first joined the Griffith
Observatory in 1970, working as a part-time Planetarium Lecturer, and
upon completion of his graduate degree, was appointed Curator in
1972. He is now recognized internationally as an expert on ancient,
prehistoric, and traditional astronomy, and has visited nearly 1800
ancient and prehistoric sites throughout the world, regularly leading
field study tours to exotic locations that have astronomical and
archaeological interest.
Dr. Krupp is the author and
editor of several books on the celestial component of human belief
systems, and has written several astronomy books for children. He is
a contributing editor with a monthly column in Sky & Telescope
magazine; frequent lecturer and veteran leader of University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Extension field study tours. |
