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Ralph Asher Alpher

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Ralph Asher Alpher

Birth
Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA
Death
12 Aug 2007 (aged 86)
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.7871344, Longitude: -73.9273848
Plot
Section I, Row 12, Plot M (per CAA burial spreadsheet)
Memorial ID
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Adapted from the Times Union 8/14/2007:
Ralph, a physicist and cosmologist, worked for the General Electric Research and Development Center and later was a distinguished research professor of astronomy and physics at Union College in Schenectady, simultaneously serving as director of the Dudley Observatory. He was a recipient of the National Medal of Science Award. He is survived by his son, Victor; daughter, Harriet Lebetkin; and 2 grandchildren.
Adapted from the Times Union 8/14/2007:
Ralph, a physicist and cosmologist, worked for the General Electric Research and Development Center and later was a distinguished research professor of astronomy and physics at Union College in Schenectady, simultaneously serving as director of the Dudley Observatory. He was a recipient of the National Medal of Science Award. He is survived by his son, Victor; daughter, Harriet Lebetkin; and 2 grandchildren.

Inscription

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather
Hebrew Name - Raphael ben Zalman
Hebrew date - 20-Av-5767



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  • Maintained by: ab007m
  • Originally Created by: Jeni
  • Added: Jan 3, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122676083/ralph_asher-alpher: accessed ), memorial page for Ralph Asher Alpher (3 Feb 1921–12 Aug 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122676083, citing Congregation Agudat Achim Cemetery, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York, USA; Maintained by ab007m (contributor 50414468).