Charles Fehrenbach (astronomer)
Charles Fehrenbach (born April 29, 1914 in Strasbourg , France , † January 9, 2008 in Nîmes ) was a French astronomer and a member of the Académie des Sciences .
He was a professor at the Université de Haute-Provence ( Marseille ) and Honorary Director of the Observatoire de Haute-Provence (OHP), of which he was director until 1983.
Awards
- 1959 Jules Janssen Prize
- 1963 Karl Schwarzschild Medal of the Astronomical Society for his work The determination of radial velocities with the objective prism .
- 1966 admission to the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 1990 namesake for the asteroid (3433) Fehrenbach
Web links
- Literature by and about Charles Fehrenbach in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by C. Fehrenbach in the Astrophysics Data System
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fehrenbach, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2008 |
| Place of death | Nîmes |