Philip Fox (astronomer)
Philip Fox | |
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Fox in 1935 | |
| Born | March 7, 1878 |
| Died | 21 July 1944 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1898–1943 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Conflicts | Spanish–American War World War I World War II |
| Other work | Astronomer |
Philip Fox (March 7, 1878 – July 21, 1944) was an American astronomer and an officer in the U.S. Army. He was the first director of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, the first planetarium in the western hemisphere.