Education
Henize attended primary and secondary schools in Plainville and Mariemont, Ohio. He received a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics in 1947 and a master of arts degree in astronomy in 1948 from the University of Virginia, while carrying out research at McCormick Observatory. He was awarded a doctor of philosophy in astronomy in 1954 by the University of Michigan.
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