Lon Clay Hill
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Retired Astronomy Teacher |
| Location | Miramar, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | VITAE Lon Clay Hill, Jr. was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 22, 1940; grew up in eastern Kentucky. His mother introduced him to the stars and constellations. His father introduced him to politics. VOCATIONAL HISTORY HIGHLITES [sic] (1964-1971) Activist Teacher in Southern Black Communities; (1976-78) 7th grade teacher in American Samoa; (1981-86) Astronomy teacher at N. Texas St. U; (1988-2007) Astronomy teacher at Broward Community College; EDUCATIONAL HIGHLITES (1957) Prestonsburg High School (1962) Ohio Wesleyan University - BA in MATH. (1964-1971) Lived Southern Black Communities; (1969) Antioch-Putney — MAT in Elementary Education; (1974) Arizona State University — MS in Chemistry (1982) Univ. Texas — MA in astronomy; (1989) U. Iowa — Ph.D., science education Present Status: Retired, domestic assistant to his working wife and son and as yet unknown commentator. Greatest professional honor. Being called “Mr. Freedom” by over a thousand children while coordinating a “Freedom School” program in New Orleans (1965-66). Greatest political disappointments. U. S. support for the Batista regime. Recount of Florida vote during 2000 Presidential Election. |
| Interests | life; logos; philosophy (esp. Nietzsche; religion; politics ( democratic Justice); science; family; languages (esp. German) |
| Favorite movies | Easy Rider, 2010 (Arthur Clark), Titanic |
| Favorite books | Bible; Beyond Good and Evil; Little Flowers of Saint Francis; Book of Jeremiah; Fragments of Heraclitus; Kepler's New Astronomy; Life & Death of Ivan Ilyvitch; |