VISSOTSKY; Alexander N.; 1888-1973; RUS/USA

He published a catalogue of planetary nebulae. From Kent Wallace (kwwallace@thegrid.net): the March 1974 issue of Sky & Telescope has his obituary. He was a Russian-American astronomer born in Moscow on May 23 1888 and died on December 31 1973 in Winter Park, Florida, USA . His expertise was the proper motion of faint stars. He was a member of the faculty of the University of Virgina.