His name was Thomas Jefferson Jackson See, and by all accounts he was indeed a massive prick... pic.twitter.com/pxYmwbuv30— Paul Cornish (@PaulGCornish) March 4, 2020
One of the many reasons See pissed off all the other astronomers was that journalists would turn to him for expert commentary on science instead of more credible sources. See built up a bit of a following among the general public...— Paul Cornish (@PaulGCornish) March 4, 2020
His Wikipedia entry.