1955 McMath

1955 McMath is the name of an asteroid which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program. 1955 McMath was discovered on September 22, 1963 by F. K. Edmondson. Mr Edmonson named the asteroid in memory of Robert R. McMath (1891-1962). Robert McMath was a bridge engineer and businessman and an astronomer. He co-founded the McMath-Hulbert Observatory in Lake Angelus, MI This observatory was deeded to the University of Michigan in 1931, he served as its director from 1931 to 1961. He was an adviser to the National Science Foundation in its early years and he chaired the panel that advised NSF on the need for a national observatory. A site on Kitt Peak, AZ was finely chosen for The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope. Robert McMath served as the first president of AURA from 1957 to 1958. and thereafter as chairman of the AURA board.