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Wilhelm Oswald Lohse (13 February 1845 – 14 May 1915) was a Germanastronomer. He first worked at the privateBothkamp Observatory, and starting in 1874 at thePotsdam Astrophysical Observatory, being its Chief Astronomer at the time of his death.
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His main work involved the investigation of the surface features ofMars andJupiter. After this he exploredbinary stars, and finally worked on thespectroscopy of stars, which included laboratory experiments regarding the spectra of metals.
Craters on Mars and on theMoon were named in his honor.
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