Gustav Andreas Tammann | |
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 Tammann in 1988 | |
| Born | (1932-07-24)24 July 1932 |
| Died | 6 January 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | University of Basel,University of Göttingen |
| Relatives | Gustav Heinrich Tammann |
| Awards | Albert Einstein Medal,Karl Schwarzschild Medal,Tomalla Prize |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of Hamburg,University of Basel |
Gustav Andreas Tammann (24 July 1932 – 6 January 2019) was a Swissastronomer and academic. He served as director of the Astronomical Institute of theUniversity of Basel; as a member of theEuropean Space AgencySpace Telescope Advisory Team, and as Member of Council of theEuropean Southern Observatory. His research interests includedsupernovae and theextragalactic distance scale. Tammann was a former President of theInternational Astronomical Union Commission on Galaxies.
Tammann is the grandson of chemistGustav Heinrich Tammann.[1]
Tammann studied astronomy inBasel,Switzerland andGöttingen,Germany. In 1963 he began a longtime working relationship withAllan Sandage at the Mount Wilson and Palomar observatories.[2]
In 1972, he became a professor at theUniversity of Hamburg.[1] From 1977 until his retirement, he was a professor and head of the Astronomical Institute at theUniversity of Basel.[3]
His work focused mainly on the determination of theHubble constant as well as the use of supernovae as cosmic distance indicators.[4]
In 1991 Tammann became a full member ofAcademia Europaea, and in 1993 became acorresponding member of theHeidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[5] In 2000 he received theAlbert Einstein Medal that is given for "outstanding scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein"[6] and theTomalla Prize for his efforts in measuring the expansion rate of the universe and especially for his pioneering work using Supernovae as standard candles.[7] In 2005 he received theKarl Schwarzschild Medal.[2]
The asteroid18872 Tammann was named for him in 2001.[8]
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