Karl Wilhelm Lorenz
Karl Wilhelm Lorenz (born March 14, 1886 in Karlsruhe , † July 13, 1918 in Mannheim ) was a German mathematician and astronomer .
Life
After attending secondary school in Karlsruhe, he studied astronomy and mathematics at Heidelberg University . From 1908 to 1910 he was an assistant at the Königstuhl Observatory in Heidelberg . In 1911 he received his doctorate and then worked in higher education. After his wedding in 1916, his old heart condition came to light again in 1917. He died in Mannheim in 1918 of pneumonia.
While working at the Königstuhl Observatory, he found four new asteroids.
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Web links
- W. Lorenz: Photographic position determinations of 178 nebulae. Publications of the Grand Ducal Observatory in Heidelberg, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 19–54 (1913).
- Announcement of the death of Karl Wilhelm Lorenz
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lorenz, Karl Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lorenz, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German astronomer and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1918 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |