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Necia Apfel
Born

Necia Halpern


(1930-07-31) July 31, 1930 (age 93)
EducationTufts University, Northwestern University
Occupation(s)Astronomer, author, educator
SpouseDonald A. Apfel (m. 1952)
Children2

Necia Apfel (née Halpern; born July 31, 1930) is an American astronomer, author and educator.

Personal life[edit]

Necia Halpern graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University and did graduate work at Radcliffe College and Northwestern University. She has lectured about astronomy to children in the Chicago area and taught courses on the teaching of astronomy at National-Louis UniversityinEvanston, Illinois.[citation needed]

She married Donald A. Apfel on September 7, 1952. They had two children. He predeceased her. She lives in Highland Park, Illinois. After retiring, she was a volunteer and past President of the Friends of the Highland Park Public Library.[1] She is the author of two college textbooks on astronomy and ten books for children.[2]

Bibliography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Join the Friends". Highland Park Public Library. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  • ^ "Necia H. Apfel". WorldCat.org. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  • ^ "Award-winning Children Books list" (PDF). caes.uga.edu. University of Georgia: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  • ^ Apfel, Necia H. (1982). Stars and galaxies. New York: Watts. ISBN 0-531-04389-4. OCLC 8032033.
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