Age, Biography and Wiki

Andrew Hollis was born on 3 February, 1947, is an Andrew John Hollis was British astronomer. Discover Andrew Hollis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation N/A
Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 3 February 1947
Birthday 3 February
Birthplace N/A
Date of death 21 November, 2005
Died Place N/A
Nationality

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 3 February. He is a member of famous with the age 58 years old group.

Andrew Hollis Height, Weight & Measurements

At 58 years old, Andrew Hollis height not available right now. We will update Andrew Hollis's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Andrew Hollis Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Andrew Hollis worth at the age of 58 years old? Andrew Hollis’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from . We have estimated Andrew Hollis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income

Andrew Hollis Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1947

Andrew John Hollis (3 February 1947 – 21 November 2005) was a British astronomer, chartered engineer and chartered loss adjuster.

He was the founding director of the Asteroids and Remote Planets Section of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) and was a pioneer in astronomical photoelectric photometry.

Hollis was born in Cambridge and grew up there and in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

His father was a manager for Ind Coope.

He also had a strong connection to Norfolk through his grandparents' home and, later, his father's place of retirement.

His early interests included canal boats, railways and astronomy, and he later became interested in constructing computers.

He was a lifelong supporter of Norwich City F.C. He and his brother, Richard, went to St. Alban's School.

He played rugby, cricket, bowls and 10-pin bowling.

He studied at Imperial College, London, becoming a BSc in Civil Engineering and an Associate of the City and Guilds of London Institute.

1960

In the 1960s and 1970s he made thousands of magnitude estimates for submission to the BAA sections.

He constructed three telescopes and his own observatories and gave talks to local societies nationwide.

1969

Hollis had acquired further training at the BTDB from 1969, before working as a structural engineer in many municipal design projects in central and northern England, eventually becoming a regional project manager.

1971

He met Ruth Muriel Hirst in 1971 at the British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) in Hull.

1972

They married in 1972 and moved to Redditch in 1973.

They had three children, Angela, Julia and Christopher, before moving to Cheshire.

1980

In 1980, he established the Minor Planet Group and, in 1984, the Minor Planet Section (later the Asteroids and Remote Planets Section) of the BAA.

During the 1980s he was one of the first to use rapidly advancing technology in astronomical photometry, measuring the light from asteroids, satellites and stars using equipment he built with an RCA IP21 photomultiplier at its core.

1989

In 1989, Hollis had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis which increasingly affected his life and work despite his stoicism.

1992

From 1992, after an economic downturn in structural engineering, he qualified as a chartered loss adjuster for the building insurance industry.

He became interested in astronomy through his uncle, Donald Worton.

He was elected to the BAA aged 14.

In 1992, with R. Miles, he was awarded the Merlin Medal and Gift for the 1989 observations of the occultation of 28 Sagittarii by Titan.

His measurements of asteroids were included in his doctoral dissertation: in 1992, he obtained one of the first PhDs available through the Open University with a thesis on the shapes of asteroids and their orbital evolution.

His data collected over a few decades have been a source for other astronomers and researchers, such as his observations of 1 Ceres and 4 Vesta.

2005

He died in 2005 after a year-long battle with cancer.

Hollis's proudest honour was that the asteroid 4084 Hollis (previously 1985 GM), a 29-kilometre member of the Koronis family with a near-circular orbit, was so named to recognise his astronomical contributions upon the recommendation of its discoverer, Ted Bowell.

The International Astronomical Union has also honoured him by informally naming a crater in Hayabusa Terra on Pluto 'Hollis Crater'.

List of geological features on Pluto