Friedrich Noke

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Friedrich Nölke (born July 13, 1877 in Bremen , † June 16, 1947 in Bremen) was a German educator and astronomer .

biography

Nölke was the son of a carpenter. He attended the Bremen teachers' college and studied mathematics , physics and geography at the University of Marburg and in Berlin from 1899 to 1902 . In 1903 he received his doctorate and in 1904 entered the school service of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. In 1905 he became a senior teacher at the school at Doventor (later Olbers School) and he ran the school as director of studies from 1920 to 1945. In 1919 he was appointed professor.

His research in astronomy focused on the planetary and solar systems . His central work The course of development of our planetary system appeared in 1908, 1919 and 1930. He also wrote on geological topics such as continental drift and the theory of world ice . In 1920, Nölke, together with Max Völkel and Wilhelm Finke (1884–1950), founded the Olbers Society in Bremen, which was established in honor of Wilhelm Olbers (1758–1840).

He was the victim of a tragic traffic accident in 1947.

Works

  • The problem of the development of our planetary system. Creation of a new theory after previous criticism of the theories of Kant, Laplace, Poincaré, Moulton, Arrhenius . Springer, Berlin 1908
  • The course of development of our planetary system. A critical study . Dümmler, Berlin / Bonn 1919
  • Overview of the theory of the Abelian functions of two variables . Georgi, Bonn 1903 ( digitized version )

literature

  • Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .
  • Regina surrounding area: Friedrich Nölke - founding member of the Olbers Society. IN: Nachrichten der Olbers-Gesellschaft Bremen, issue 260, January 2018, pp. 12-13.

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personal data
SURNAME Nölke, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator and astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1947
Place of death Bremen