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'''Alfred Bohrmann''' (February 28, 1904 – January 4, 2000) was a [[Germany|German]] [[astronomer]] and [[discoverer of minor planets]].<ref name="springer" /> |
'''Alfred Bohrmann''' (February 28, 1904 – January 4, 2000) was a [[Germany|German]] [[astronomer]] and [[discoverer of minor planets]].<ref name="springer" /> |
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He did his Ph.D. dissertation in 1927 at the [[Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory]], at the [[University of Heidelberg]].<ref>[http://www.lsw.uni-heidelberg.de/personnel/diss.phtml List of Dissertations at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl]</ref> At the time, the observatory at Heidelberg was a center for [[asteroid]] discovery by [[Max Wolf]] and [[Karl Reinmuth]] and others, and during his time there Bohrmann discovered 9 of asteroids.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> Bohrmann worked at the observatory from 1924 to 1969, and published more than 700 minor planet observations.<ref name="springer" /> He left the observatory after a dispute with the higher authority.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} |
He did his Ph.D. dissertation in 1927 at the [[Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory]], at the [[University of Heidelberg]].<ref>[http://www.lsw.uni-heidelberg.de/personnel/diss.phtml List of Dissertations at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623072916/http://www.lsw.uni-heidelberg.de/personnel/diss.phtml |date=2004-06-23 }}</ref> At the time, the observatory at Heidelberg was a center for [[asteroid]] discovery by [[Max Wolf]] and [[Karl Reinmuth]] and others, and during his time there Bohrmann discovered 9 of asteroids.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> Bohrmann worked at the observatory from 1924 to 1969, and published more than 700 minor planet observations.<ref name="springer" /> He left the observatory after a dispute with the higher authority.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} |
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The asteroid [[1635 Bohrmann]] is named after him.<ref name="springer" /> |
The asteroid [[1635 Bohrmann]] is named after him.<ref name="springer" /> |
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Alfred Bohrmann | |
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Born | February 28, 1904 |
Died | January 4, 2000 | (aged 95)
Citizenship | Germany |
Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
Known for | Asteroid discovery |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | University of Heidelberg |
Alfred Bohrmann (February 28, 1904 – January 4, 2000) was a German astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.[1]
He did his Ph.D. dissertation in 1927 at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory, at the University of Heidelberg.[2] At the time, the observatory at Heidelberg was a center for asteroid discovery by Max Wolf and Karl Reinmuth and others, and during his time there Bohrmann discovered 9 of asteroids.[3] Bohrmann worked at the observatory from 1924 to 1969, and published more than 700 minor planet observations.[1] He left the observatory after a dispute with the higher authority.[citation needed]
The asteroid 1635 Bohrmann is named after him.[1]
1455 Mitchella | June 5, 1937 |
1470 Carla | September 17, 1938 |
1531 Hartmut | September 17, 1938 |
1733 Silke | February 19, 1938 |
1998 Titius | February 24, 1938 |
2016 Heinemann | September 18, 1938 |
2226 Cunitza | August 26, 1936 |
2350 von Lüde | February 6, 1938 |
2665 Schrutka | February 24, 1938 |
References
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1635) Bohrmann. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 130. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ List of Dissertations at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Archived 2004-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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