Johann Wempe
Johann Wempe (born December 31, 1906 in Bremen ; died May 29, 1980 ) was a German astronomer .
Even during his school days, Wempe was interested in astronomy and attended evening courses.
Wempe studied mathematics , physics and astronomy in Göttingen . In 1932 he received his doctorate on the subject of "Contributions to photographic spectrophotometry", and in 1936 he became a scientific assistant at the State Observatory in Heidelberg-Königstuhl . There he devoted himself to researching photometric binary star systems and minor planets . The minor planet (1950) Wempe was named after him.
In 1938 Wempe moved to Jena and in 1944 to Potsdam , where he completed his habilitation . Together with his doctoral supervisor Hans Kienle , the head of the astrophysical observatory there , Wempe worked as a lecturer until 1947. In 1948 he was appointed professor at the Berlin Humboldt University .
Hans Kienle published volumes 275 to 279 of the Astronomische Nachrichten from 1947 to 1951 , while Wempe acted as editor. In 1951, Wempe took over the edition from volume 280, which he kept for 22 years.
On May 29, 1980, the unmarried Wempe died at the age of 73 as director of the Astrophysical Observatory in Potsdam. In his honor, the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam awards the Johann Wempe Prize, which is financed with funds from Wempe's legacy.
Web links
- AIP
- Publications by J. Wempe in the Astrophysics Data System
- H. Scheffler: Johann Wempe † Communications of the Astronomical Society, vol. 53, p. I (obituary)
- FW Jäger: Johann Wempe December 31, 1906 - May 29, 1980 Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 302 (1981), No. 1, p. 59 (obituary)
- Literature by and about Johann Wempe in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wempe, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1980 |