What is James Edward Keeler?
[[File:Keeler_James.jpg|thumb]] '''James Edward Keeler''' (September 10 1857 – August 12 1900) was an American [[astronomer]]. He worked at [[Lick Observatory]] beginning in 1888 but was appointed director of the [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s [[Allegheny Observatory]] in 1891. He returned to Lick Observatory as its director in 1898, but died not long after in 1900. He had married in 1891 and left a widow and two children. He discovered two [[asteroid]]s, although the second was lost and only recovered about 100 years later. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Keeler, James Edward}} [[Category:1857 births]] [[Category:1900 deaths]] [[Category:American astronomers]]