Hans-Heinrich Voigt
German astronomer
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Hans-Heinrich Voigt (18 April 1921[1] – 17 November 2017) was a German astronomer and director of the Göttingen Observatory.[2][3]
BornApril 18, 1921
Eitzendorf, Germany
DiedNovember 17, 2017 (aged 96)
Göttingen, Germany
KnownforAbriß der Astronomie
Awards
- Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-
Medaille (1993) - Göttinger Akademie der
Wissenschaften member
Hans-Heinrich Voigt | |
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Voigt in 1993 | |
| Born | April 18, 1921 Eitzendorf, Germany |
| Died | November 17, 2017 (aged 96) Göttingen, Germany |
| Known for | Abriß der Astronomie |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy , Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Göttingen Observatory |
| Thesis | Dämpfung und Mitte-Rand-Variation der Flügel der Mg-Serie 31P-n1D auf der Sonne |
| Paul ten Bruggencate | |
Doctoral students | Werner Landgraf |
Voigt was ordinary professor of astronomy at the University of Göttingen and directed the Göttingen Observatory from 1963 to 1986, when he retired.[4][5] He was a member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and its president from 1978 to 1979.[6] In 1993 he received the Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal.
He died on 17 November 2017 at the age of 96 in Göttingen.[7] In 1988 an asteroid was named 4378 Voigt after him.[5]