William Tyler Olcott

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Name William Olcott

Died 1936, Georges Mills, New Hampshire, United States Books Sun Lore Of All Ages, A Field Book of the Stars, Star lore of all ages, Star Lore: Myths - Legends, Star Lore of All Ages; A Collectio

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William Tyler Olcott (1873–1936) was an American lawyer and amateur astronomer.

In 1909, after attending a lecture by Edward Charles Pickering, he developed an interest in observing variable stars. In 1911, he founded the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). W. Olcott also published several books to popularize the field of amateur astronomy.

AAVSO Merit Award (1936)

The William Tyler Olcott Award of the AAVSO, initiated in 2000, is named for him.

The crater Olcott on the Moon is named after him.

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