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Erika Böhm-Vitense

German-American astronomer

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Born: 1923-06-03
Died: 2017-01-21
Works: 1

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Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics

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Type: Person
Country: AT
Active from: 1894-08-28
Active to: 1981-08-14

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Born: 3 June 1923
Died: 21 January 2017

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1923 births 2017 deaths American women astronomers Emigrants from West Germany to the United States German astrophysicists People from Ostholstein Recipients of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy University of Washington faculty

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Instance of: human
Given name: Erika
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of death: Seattle
Occupation: astrophysicist
Educated at: Kiel University
Employer: University of Washington
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
Doctoral advisor: Albrecht Unsöld
Field of work: stellar astronomy

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Kiel University

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Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy

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stellar nucleosynthesis

Karl Schwarzschild Medal

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