Francis J. Heyden

Father Francis J. Heyden (May 3, 1907 in Buffalo, New York – February 8, 1991 in Manila, Philippines), was an American Jesuit priest and astronomer. He served as Director of the Georgetown University Observatory from 1950 to 1972. After the Georgetown Observatory was closed he moved to the Manila Observatory.

Francis J. Heyden

Father Francis J. Heyden (May 3, 1907 in Buffalo, New York – February 8, 1991 in Manila, Philippines), was an American Jesuit priest and astronomer. He served as Director of the Georgetown University Observatory from 1950 to 1972. After the Georgetown Observatory was closed he moved to the Manila Observatory.