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Hermann Carl Vogel
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Hermann Carl Vogel was a male astronomer, astrophysicist, and physicist who also served as a university teacher. He held the position of professor and worked at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam. Vogel was educated at Leipzig University and Friedrich Schiller University Jena. He spoke German and was a citizen of the Kingdom of Saxony.
He was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and the French Academy of Sciences. His work is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. Vogel received the Henry Draper Medal, the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Bruce Medal, and the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
Born in Leipzig, Vogel died in Potsdam on 1907-08-13. He had siblings Elise Polko and Eduard Vogel. His life and work are described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Family name
- Vogel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Place of birth
- Leipzig
- Place of death
- Potsdam
- Sibling
- Eduard Vogel
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- astrophysics
- Image
- Vogel Hermann Carl.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1842-04-03
- date of death
- 1907-08-13
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
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- Hermann Vogel
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- Hermann Carl Vogel
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