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Max Wolf (1863–1932) was a German astronomer, photographer, and university teacher. Born in Heidelberg, he worked at Heidelberg University, where he also studied under doctoral advisor Leo Königsberger. His primary fields of work were astronomy and astrophotography. Wolf supervised doctoral students including Heinrich Vogt, Raymond Smith Dugan, Paul Götz, and Wilhelm Lorenz.
He received several honors, including the Prix Jules Janssen, the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Bruce Medal, and the Lalande Prize. Wolf was a member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He died in Heidelberg.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Family name
- Wolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Heidelberg
- Place of death
- Heidelberg
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- Heidelberg University
- Employer
- Heidelberg University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Lalande Prize
- Doctoral advisor
- Leo Königsberger
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Max Wolf.jpg
- Work location
- Heidelberg
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- Commons category
- Max Wolf
- date of birth
- 1863-06-21
- date of death
- 1932-10-03
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Alejandro Woss y Gil
- archives at
- Heidelberg University Library
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Article · Deutsch
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (* 21. Juni 1863 in Heidelberg; † 3. Oktober 1932 ebenda) war ein deutscher Astronom, Begründer und Direktor der Badischen Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl, Professor in Heidelberg und Entdecker vieler Asteroiden (Kleinplaneten). Er gilt auch als Pionier der galaktischen Astrofotografie.
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