Harvey Raymond Butcher

Harvey Butcher
4th President of the European Astronomical Society
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byJean-Paul Zahn
Succeeded byJoachim Krautter
Personal details
Born (1947-08-03) August 3, 1947
Alma mater
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsAustralian National University
Doctoral advisorMichael Bessell

Harvey Raymond Butcher III is an astronomer who has made significant contributions in observational astronomy and instrumentation which have advanced understanding of the formation of stars and of the universe. He received a B.Sc. in Astrophysics from the California Institute of Technology in 1969, where he contributed to the development of advanced infrared spectrometry applied in the first survey of the sky at infrared wavelengths (the Two Micron Sky Survey project).