WILSON,OLIN,C. (1909-1994)

Congenial, fiercely independent, and firmly grounded in the virtues of experimental science, Olin Wilson was a canny practitioner of the art of the possible in observational astrophysics as it flourished in the middle of the 20th century. He enjoyed a long association with the As tronomical Society of the Pacific as a contributor to its Publications , as President of the Society, and as recipient of its Catherine Wolfe Bruce Medal. By the time he departed, stellar astrophysics had mature d and had acquired new dimensions due to Olin's diligence and curiosit y.