Heinrich Siedentopf | |
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 Siedentopf 1963 in Chile | |
| Born | 1 December 1906 |
| Died | 28 November 1963 (aged 56) |
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| Occupation | Astronomer, astrophysicist |
Heinrich Friedrich Siedentopf (1 December 1906 – 28 November 1963) was a German astronomer and physicist.
He was born inHanover. In 1930, he became an assistant toHeinrich Vogt, then joined the national observatory inHeidelberg. Between 1940–46 he was a professor of astronomy at theUniversity of Jena, and director of the observatory. In 1949, he was a professor at theUniversity of Tübingen,[1] where he later died of a heart attack.
Professor Siedentopf published a total of 146 papers and a textbook. He studiedcosmology, stellar convection,[2]photometry and thezodiacal light.[3] In 1934, he developed an adjustable iris for the Stetson-Schilt photometer, allowing the observer to adjust the light level directed at the astronomical plate.[4][5]
Until his early death in 1963, Siedentopf played a key role in the foundation of theEuropean Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile.
Siedentopf crater on theMoon[6] andthe main beltasteroid5375 Siedentopf were named after him.
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