Joseph Meurers

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Peter Joseph Meurers (born February 13, 1909 in Cologne , † July 31, 1987 in Ettenhausen , Schleching ) was a German astronomer , astrophysicist and natural philosopher .

Live and act

Joseph Meurers attended elementary school and the Dreikönigsgymnasium in Cologne and passed his matriculation examination in 1928 . He studied mathematics , physics , astronomy and philosophy at the Universities of Freiburg i. Br. , Göttingen and Bonn , where he in 1934 with a thesis on the relationship of the luminosity , the mass and the temperature of stars at Arnold Kohlschütter to Dr. phil. received his doctorate . In 1938 he completed his habilitation at the University of Bonn with a paper on the degeneracy of matter in stars and planets.

From 1938 to 1945 he worked as a meteorologist in the Reich Office for Weather Service . After the end of the Second World War , he worked in the meteorological service of the Royal Air Force until 1947 .

In 1947 he became a lecturer at the University of Bonn, in 1948 scientific assistant at the Bonn observatory and in 1949 an adjunct professor , he also held lectures at the University of Cologne . At that time he became a member of the Astronomical Society .

In 1962, he took a call to the chair of astronomy at the University of Vienna to. He also became head of the Vienna University Observatory . There he initiated a new phase of work and introduced structures that are viewed as a “ scholarly republic ”. During his directorate in 1966 the foundation stone was laid for the Leopold Figl Observatory , which opened in 1969. From 1972 he was also honorary professor of philosophy at the University of Salzburg . From 1978 to 1979 he was head of the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Vienna. In 1979 he retired .

Joseph Meurers worked in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology as well as on border problems between the natural sciences , philosophy and theology . He tried to resolve the fear of contact between scientists and humanities scholars. From 1957 to 1987 he was the editor and chief editor of the journal Philosophia naturalis . In 1964 he was President of the 80th German Catholic Convention . In 1979 he was ordained permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising .

Joseph Meurers was born in 1943 with the studied pharmacist Alice. Married young with whom he had three sons. After his retirement he moved with the family to the district of Ettenhausen von Schleching . He died on July 31, 1987 and was buried in the Schleching cemetery.

Fonts

  • Star models with the equation of state p ~ ρ μ · T ν . In: Journal of Astrophysics. Volume 7, 1933, pp. 350f. ( online ).
  • The general relationships between luminosity, mass, and effective temperature of stars. Dissertation. University of Bonn 1934. Dümmler, Berlin 1934, DNB 580718034 .
  • Wilhelm Dilthey's world of thought and natural science. Junker and Dünnhaupt, Berlin 1936, DNB 580718042 .
  • Studies on the degeneration of matter in the stars and planets. Habilitation thesis. University of Bonn 1938. Dümmler, Berlin 1938, DNB 580718069 .
  • The visibility of colored pilot balloons. Reich Office for Weather Service, Berlin 1943, DNB 580718050 .
  • Base length and piloting height for double cuts. Reichsamt für Wetterdienst, Berlin 1943, DNB 580718018 .
  • About the unity of science. Scheur, Bonn 1947, DNB 740493817 .
  • Meeting of denominations. Bachem, Cologne 1947, DNB 453350380 .
  • Natural and artificial star fields. Dümmler, Bonn 1949, DNB 453350526 .
  • Visual examinations at the Lindenberg Aeronautical Observatory. German weather service in the US zone, Bad Kissingen 1950, DNB 453350518 .
  • The fine structure of the apparent star distribution. Dümmler, Bonn 1951, DNB 453350437 .
  • The current relationship between the natural sciences and the humanities and its significance for the scientific situation of the time. Hanstein, Bonn 1951, DNB 453350542 .
  • Technology, knowledge, life. Academy of the Diocese of Rottenburg, Stuttgart 1954, DNB 364395001 .
  • The movement conditions of the open star cluster M 11 and its surroundings. Dümmler, Bonn 1954, DNB 453350399 .
  • The age of the universe. A philosophical study on the problem of the age of the world in contemporary astronomy. Westkulturverlag, Meisenheim am Glan 1954, DNB 453350372 .
  • Astronomical experiments. A collection and a critical overview. Academy, Berlin 1956, DNB 453350429 .
  • Problems about the origin and age of the universe. Academy of the Diocese of Rottenburg, Stuttgart 1957, DNB 453350488 .
  • The random phenomena in star chains and star associations. Dümmler, Bonn 1957, DNB 453350577 .
  • The spiritual influence of materialism on the science of the East. Pustet, Munich 1957, DNB 453350410 .
  • A star unit in the M 36. In: Zeitschrift für Astrophysik. Volume 44, 1958, pp. 203-212 ( online ).
  • The worldview in the upheaval of time. A study on the situation of the exact natural sciences. Pattloch, Aschaffenburg 1958, DNB 453350550 .
  • Science in the collective. A new attempt to understand dialectical materialism. Pustet, Munich 1959, DNB 453350569 .
  • Statistical criteria for the randomness of the relative position of star groups. In: Communications from the Bonn University Observatory. No. 45, 1962, pp. 93-99, DNB 453350461 .
  • with Heinrich van Schewick, Brigitta Stangenberg: Relative proper movements of 4914 stars in 18 galactic selected areas of the northern sky. Dümmler, Bonn 1962, DNB 453350402 .
  • The question of God and science. Pustet, Munich 1962, DNB 453350445 .
  • with Hans-Joachim Sandmann: Investigations into proper motions in the area of ​​the Orion Nebula. Dümmler, Bonn 1963, DNB 453350534 .
  • The longing for the lost worldview. Temptation and danger of Teilhard de Chardin's theses . Pustet, Munich 1963, DNB 453350496 .
  • Can We Know About God? A study of seeking God and knowing the world. Pattloch, Aschaffenburg 1965, DNB 453350453 .
  • with Ludger Hallermann : New investigations into the motion of globular clusters. In: Annals of the University Observatory Vienna. Volume 26, Issue 5, 1966, pp. 129-151, DNB 457588349 .
  • Little space science (= The Christian in the world . Series 2, Volume 1a / 1b). Christiana, Stein am Rhein 1967, DNB 366841300 .
  • with Anneliese Schnell : Investigations into random phenomena in velocity fields. Dümmler, Bonn 1968, DNB 457588365 .
  • with Wilhelm Mikulitsch: Statistical and kinematic investigations on aggregates of early stars. In: Annals of the University Observatory Vienna. Volume 27, No. 5, 1968, pp. 134-184, DNB 457588357 .
  • with Erich Voosholz: The movement relationships in the area of ​​h and χ Persei. In: Annals of the University Observatory Vienna. Volume 28, No. 2, 1968, pp. 37-89, DNB 457588330 .
  • with Franz Prochazka: The usability of the large Viennese refractor for the determination of positions and movements. In: Annals of the University Observatory Vienna. Volume 28, No. 5, 1969, pp. 215-239, DNB 457588373 .
  • Little science lesson. Christiana, Stein am Rhein 1970, DNB 760283656 .
  • with Gerhard Gille: The importance of the equidensite method for fitting photographic images of the sky into the sphere. Dümmler, Bonn 1970, DNB 457588322 .
  • with Max Müller, Helmut Riedlinger, Anton Vögtle: Evolution and Eschatology. Badenia, Karlsruhe 1970, ISBN 978-3-7617-0002-0 .
  • Space exploration. The science of large masses and spaces. Hain, Meisenheim am Glan 1971, ISBN 978-3-445-00817-6 .
  • Knowledge feeds ignorance. Nature research today. Fromm, Osnabrück 1972, ISBN 978-3-7729-5027-8 .
  • General astronomy. An Introduction to the Science of Large Masses and Spaces. Rombach, Freiburg i. Br. 1972, ISBN 978-3-7930-0970-2 .
  • Metaphysics and science. A philosophical study of current scientific problems. WBG, Darmstadt 1976, ISBN 978-3-534-06679-7 . 2nd edition 1989.
  • Cosmology today. An introduction to your philosophical and scientific problem areas. WBG, Darmstadt 1984, ISBN 978-3-534-07020-6 .
  • God - are you? Experience - questions - answers. Styria, Graz / Vienna / Cologne 1984, ISBN 978-3-222-11565-3 .
  • Science yesterday - fear today. In: Renovatio. 43, 3, 1986, pp. 174-186 ( online ).
  • Matrimonium perenne. Marriage yesterday, today and tomorrow. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1988, ISBN 978-3-8204-1255-0 .

literature

  • Hans Adam, Martha Vennersten: Professor Joseph Meurers in memory. In: Philosophia Naturalis. 24, 1987, pp. I-IV.
  • List of publications. Joseph Meurers (1909–1987). In: Philosophia Naturalis. 24, 1987, pp. V-XV.
  • Anneliese Schnell : Joseph Meurers †. In: Communications from the Astronomical Society. 71, 1988, pp. 5-6.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Hans Adam, Martha Vennersten: Professor Joseph Meurers in memory. In: Philosophia naturalis . 24, 1987, pp. I-IV.
  2. ↑ Joseph Meurers in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)Template: MathGenealogyProject / Maintenance / name used
  3. ↑ a b c Anneliese Schnell: Joseph Meurers †. In: Communications from the Astronomical Society. 71, 1988, pp. 5-6.
  4. ↑ Joseph Meurers. In: Universitas. Volume 18, Issue 2, 1963, p. 798.
  5. ↑ a b Members of the Astronomical Society , 1978, p. 241.
  6. ^ Scientific review. Volume 16, 1963, p. 292.
  7. ↑ Werner W. Weiss: In memoriam Anneliese Schnell (1941-2015). University of Vienna, August 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Thomas Posch: To the history of astronomy at the university. In: Karl Anton Fröschl, Gerd Müller, Thomas Olechowski, Brigitta Schmidt-Lauber (ed.): Reflexive insights from the university. V & R Unipress, Göttingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8471-0415-5 , pp. 417–428, here p. 426 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  9. ↑ see e.g. B. Dieter B. Herrmann : The Big Bang Experiment. The search for the beginning of the world. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-440-14455-8 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  10. ↑ a b Joseph Meurers on kath-info.de
  11. ↑ Overview of the German Catholic Days , No. 80.
  12. ↑ Book Reviews. Liturgical Science - Pastoral Theology. In: Munich Theological Journal . P. 327.
  13. ↑ Career. In: Bernhard Joseph Meurers: Dealing with orders and obedience in the Austrian armed forces as a problem of military education. National Defense Academy, Vienna 2000, ISBN 978-3-901328-32-9 , p. 175.
personal data
SURNAME Meurers, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meurers, Peter Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German astronomer, astrophysicist and natural philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 1987
Place of death Ettenhausen , Schleching