Chet Raymo
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| Born | Chester Theodore Raymo Jr. Script error: No such module "person date". Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Academic, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1982–2026 |
| Genre | Science, nature |
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Chester Theodore Raymo Jr. (September 17, 1936 – January 25, 2026) was an American writer, educator and naturalist. He was Professor Emeritus of Physics at Stonehill College, in Easton, Massachusetts. His weekly newspaper column "Science Musings" appeared in the Boston Globe for twenty years from 1983 to 2003, now collected and extended with his further writings on his personal website. Raymo espoused his religious naturalism in When God is Gone Everything is Holy – The Making of a Religious Naturalist and frequently in his blog. He said: "I attend to this infinitely mysterious world with reverence, awe, thanksgiving, praise. All religious qualities."[1]
Raymo was a contributor to The Notre Dame Magazine[2] and Scientific American.[3]
Raymo's most famous book is the novel entitled The Dork of Cork, which was made into the feature-length film Frankie Starlight. He is also the author of Walking Zero, a scientific and historical account of his wanderings along the Prime Meridian in Great Britain. He was the recipient of the 1998 Lannan Literary Award for his non-fiction work.
Raymo espoused a scientific skepticism for his beliefs: Template:Quote
Raymo died on January 25, 2026, at the age of 89.[4]
Major works
- 1982 365 Starry Nights Template:ISBN
- 1984 Biography of a Planet Template:ISBN
- 1985 The Soul of the Night Template:ISBN
- 1987 Honey from Stone Template:ISBN
- 1990 In the Falcon's Claw Template:ISBN
- 1991 The Virgin and the Mousetrap: Essays in Search of the Soul of Science, Viking Books Template:ISBN
- 1993 The Dork of Cork Template:ISBN
- 1998 Skeptics and True Believers Template:ISBN
- 2000 Natural Prayers Template:ISBN
- 2001 An Intimate Look at the Night Sky Template:ISBN
- 2003 The Path Template:ISBN
- 2004 Climbing Brandon Template:ISBN
- 2005 Valentine Template:ISBN
- 2006 Walking Zero Template:ISBN
- 2008 When God is Gone, Everything is Holy Template:ISBN
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stonehill College". stonehill.edu. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."to The Notre Dame Magazine". magazine.nd.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scientific American". scientificamerican.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chester T. "Chet" Raymo Jr". Legacy. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
External links
- Science Musings (official blog site)
- Lannan Foundation Biography
- Chet Raymo at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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