Naomi pasachoff biography

PERSONAL: Born January 27, 1947, in New York, NY; daughter of Isaac (in business) and Anna (an economist; maiden name, Jacobson) Schwartz; married Jay M. Pasachoff, March 31, 1974; children: Eloise, Deborah.

Pasachoff, Naomi 1947- -

Education:Harvard University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1968; Columbia University, M.A. (with highest honors), 1969; Brandeis University, Ph. D., 1974.

ADDRESSES: Home—111 Park St., Williamstown, MA 01267. [email protected].

CAREER: Writer. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, editorial assistant, 1970-71; Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA, visiting assistant professor, 1974; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, visiting assistant professor, 1974-77; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, visiting assistant professor, 1977-78; freelance writer, 1978—.

Williams College, Williamstown, MA, research associate.

AWARDS, HONORS: "Books for the Teen Age" selection, New York Public Library, 1999, for Links in the Chain: Shapers o Astronomer and solar eclipse expert Jay Pasachoff dies at age 79 WEFA