Josef Hopmann
Josef Hopmann (born December 22, 1890 in Berlin , † October 11, 1975 in Bonn ) was an astronomer .
He worked as an astronomer in Bonn , where he completed his habilitation in 1920. In 1930 he became a full professor for astronomy at the University of Leipzig . At the University of Vienna he took over in 1951 the management of the Institute and the Vienna Observatory . From 1932 to 1954 he was a full member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences .
His research activities included star clusters , fixed star parallaxes, astrometry and double stars , as well as profile measurements and height determinations on the Earth's moon . He continued to work intensively after his retirement in 1961 and published until his death in 1975.
A 90 km large crater on the back of the moon bears Hopmann's name. In addition, the asteroid (1985) Hopmann was named after him.
Hopmann is one of the few astronomical researchers who has also written popular depictions.
literature
- Universe - the working method and results of today's astronomy (231 pages), Buchgemeinde, Bonn 1928.
- numerous articles in magazines, e.g. B. in the Wiener Sternenbote 1958-1974,
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Hopmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by J. Hopmann in the Astrophysics Data System
- Josef Hopmann in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Konradin Ferrari d'Occhieppo : Josef Hopmann , Mitteilungen der Astronomische Gesellschaft, Volume 40 (1976), pp. 7–9 (obituary)
- http://www.astrolink.de/p012/p01204/p01204090652.htm
- http://www.astronomisches-buero-wien.or.at/sbhaupt2.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hopmann, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1975 |
| Place of death | Bonn |