John Lowry Dobson was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy through public lectures... Wikipedia
Born: September 14, 1915, Beijing, China
Died: January 15, 2014 (age 98 years), Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA
Parents: Robert James Hastings Dobson
Children: Loren Dobson
Known for: amateur telescope making, sidewalk astronomy, informal science education