Johann Holetschek
Johann Holetschek (born August 29, 1846 in Thuma , Lower Austria , † November 10, 1923 in Vienna ) was an Austrian astronomer .
Holetschek studied astronomy at the University of Vienna and received his doctorate in 1872. He then became an assistant at the old university observatory and in 1878 an adjunct . His main interest lay in the exploration and determination of the orbit of comets and the determination of the brightness of nebulae and star clusters.
A moon crater and the Holetschekgasse in Vienna are named after Johann Holetschek .
literature
- Josef Hopmann: Holetschek, Johann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 527 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Holetschek Johann. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 400.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Display of the death of Johann Holetschek, Astronomical news, volume 220, p.399, bibcode : 1924AN .... 220..399V
- ↑ Entry on astronomy in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- ↑ Holetschek Johann, p. 188 in: Elijah E. Cocks, Josiah C. Cocks: Who's who on the moon - a biographical dictionary of lunar nomenclature. Tudor Publ., Greensboro 1995, ISBN 0-936389-27-3
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holetschek, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thuma , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1923 |
| Place of death | Vienna |