Pol Swings

Pol Swings (born September 24, 1906, Ransart, Belgium—died October 28, 1983) was a Belgian astrophysicist noted for his spectroscopic studies of the composition and structure of stars and comets. In 1932 Swings was appointed professor of spectroscopy and astrophysics at his alma mater, the University of Liège, Belgium; he taught there until 1976. He was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago (1939–43, 1946–52) and took part in war research (1943–45). He also served...