Walter Baade

Also known as Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade

German astronomer (1893–1960)

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Walter Baade was a German astronomer who lived from 1893 to 1960 and made important contributions to our understanding of stars and galaxies. His work helped advance astronomy during the mid-20th century by improving methods for observing and measuring celestial objects.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Walter
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of death: Göttingen
Occupation: astrophysicist
Educated at: University of Münster
Employer: University of Göttingen
Languages spoken: German
Award: Bruce Medal
Doctoral student: Halton Arp
Field of work: astrophysics
Image: Walter-Baade Astronom.jpg

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Commons category: Walter Baade
date of birth: 1893-03-24
date of death: 1960-06-25
member of: Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
name in native language: Walter Baade
student: Allan Sandage
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Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade (March 24, 1893 – June 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who worked in the United States from 1931 to 1959.

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