Richard Hinckley Allen

Biography

Richard Hinckley Allen combined a love of the sea with a fascination for the heavens, pouring years of study and travel into his books. His most celebrated work, "Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning", gathered classical and folk traditions about the constellations and made the subject accessible to readers across the nation.

Beyond his writing, he encouraged an appreciation for celestial lore through lectures and support for maritime and educational societies, leaving a body of work that still guides amateur astronomers and historians of navigation.