Hans Kienle
Hans Kienle , with full name Johann Georg Kienle (born October 22, 1895 in Kulmbach , † February 15, 1975 in Heidelberg ), was a German astronomer and astrophysicist .
Kienle studied in Munich and received his doctorate in 1918. In 1920 he became a private lecturer at the University of Munich . In 1921 he became an observer at the observatory in Munich. In 1924 Kienle became professor for astrophysics and astronomy at the University of Göttingen and at the same time director of the Göttingen observatory in 1925 . In 1930 he was appointed President of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences . In the same year he was elected a foreign member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences . In November 1933 he signed the German professors' confession of Adolf Hitler .
In 1939 he became director of the Astrophysical Observatory in Potsdam and professor for astrophysics and astronomy at the University of Berlin . There he began the preparatory work for a large Schmidt telescope based on preliminary structural work by Karl Schwarzschild , which was not built until October 19, 1960 as a 2 m Schmidt reflector telescope - the largest of its kind in the world. The telescope is in today's Thuringian State Observatory (TLS) Karl Schwarzschild Observatory and is still in full use today. In 1943 Kienle was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
From 1947 to 1951, Hans Kienle edited volumes 275 to 279 of the Astronomische Nachrichten , while Johann Wempe acted as editor. In 1951 Wempe took over the publication, which he kept from volume 280 for 22 years.
In 1950 Kienle became professor for astrophysics and astronomy at the University of Heidelberg and director of the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl .
From November 1, 1965, he held a professorship at the Ege Üniversitesi in Izmir, Turkey .
The asteroid (1759) Kienle is named after him.
student
The following astronomers and astrophysicists are among Hans Kienle's students:
- Fritz Hinderer (1912–1991)
- Hans Strassl (1907-1996)
- Johann Wempe (1906–1980)
Quotes
... I have dared a dangerous journey on a slight assumption and can already see the foothills of new countries ...
Works
- On the nature of astronomical research. Articles and lectures . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 1948
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Kienle in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by H. Kienle in the Astrophysics Data System
- O. Heckmann : Hans Kienle. Communications of the Astronomical Society, Vol. 38 (1976), p. 9. (Obituary)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 131.
- ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 in the Google Book Search
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kienle, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kienle, Johann Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German astronomer and astrophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kulmbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th February 1975 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |