Holger Thiele

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Holger Thiele (born September 25, 1878 - † June 5, 1946 ) was a Danish - American astronomer . He was the son of Thorvald Nicolai Thiele , after whom the asteroid (1586) Thiele is named.

Thiele discovered some asteroids himself , u. a. on November 17, 1914 (797) Montana , on September 30, 1916 (843) Nicolaia , on February 1, 1916 (1847) Stobbe and finally on August 9, 1916 (3229) Solnhofen . He also discovered comet C / 1906 V1 (Thiele) (older names: 1906g and 1906 VII) and calculated the orbits of other comets. Thiele worked at the Hamburg observatory in Bergedorf , and later at the American Lick observatory .

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SURNAME Thiele, Holger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1878
DATE OF DEATH June 5, 1946