David H. Levy
David Howard Levy (born May 22, 1948) is a Canadian amateur astronomer, science writer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.
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Giving a lecture at JPL in 1994. | |
| Born | May 22, 1948 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | Acadia (Nova Scotia) University (B.A.); Queens University (Kingston, Ontario) (M.A.); Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 |
| Spouse | Wendee Esther Wallach-Levy |
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