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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.
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