Background
Source: Wikipedia
William Tyler Olcott (January 11, 1873–July 6, 1936) was an American lawyer and amateur astronomer. Olcott was born in Norwich, Connecticut, to William Marvin Olcott and E. Octavia Tyler, and was educated at Trinity College at Hartford, then attended law school in New York. Although admitted to the bar in New York and Connecticut, he never practiced law. In 1902, he was married to Clara Hyde.
