Liisi Oterma
Liisi Oterma ( 1915 - April 4, 2001 ) was a Finnish astronomer and the first woman to receive a doctorate in astronomy in Finland. She is famous for her astronomical observations, including 54 asteroids and three comets .
Life
Oterma studied at the University of Turku - first in mathematics, then in the newly established astronomy course. Together with Yrjö Väisälä , whose student she was initially, she was instrumental in setting up astronomical research in Finland . She was the first woman to do a PhD in astronomy science in Finland . Her doctoral thesis dealt with a theme of telescope - optics . She later received a professorship at the University of Turku and succeeded Väisäläs as director of the Tuorla Observatory .
During her career, Liisi Oterma discovered numerous asteroids as well as many others as part of one of the most intensive asteroid search programs in Finland. a. the comets 38P / Stephan-Oterma and 39P / Oterma . The asteroid (1529) Oterma , which was discovered in 1938 by her mentor Yrjö Väisälä, was dedicated to her. Oterma was versatile and talented. Danish professor Anders Reiz said Liisi Oterma was silent in eleven different languages, including German, English, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian and Esperanto. She published her dissertation in French in 1955 under the title "Recherches portant sur des télescopes pourvus d'une lame correctrice".
List of minor planets discovered
| (1504) Lappeenranta | March 23, 1939 |
| (1507) Vaasa | September 12, 1939 |
| (1522) Kokkola | November 18, 1938 |
| (1540) Kevola | November 16, 1938 |
| (1544) Vinterhansenia | October 15, 1941 |
| (1545) Thernoe | October 15, 1941 |
| (1558) Järnefelt | January 20, 1942 |
| (1559) Kustaanheimo | January 20, 1942 |
| (1679) Nevanlinna | March 18, 1941 |
| (1680) Per Brahe | February 12, 1942 |
| (1695) Walbeck | October 15, 1941 |
| (1705) Tapio | September 26, 1941 |
| (1758) Naantali | February 18, 1942 |
| (1882) Rauma | October 15, 1941 |
| (2064) Thomsen | September 8, 1942 |
| (2107) Ilmari | November 12, 1941 |
| (2159) Kukkamäki | October 16, 1941 |
| (2195) Tengstrom | September 27, 1941 |
| (2268) Szmytowna | November 6, 1942 |
| (2291) Kevo | March 19, 1941 |
| (2332) Kalm | April 4, 1940 |
| (2501) Lohja | April 14, 1942 |
| (2640) Hallstrom | March 18, 1941 |
| (2717) Tellervo | November 29, 1940 |
| (2774) Tenojoki | October 3, 1942 |
| (2803) Vilho | November 29, 1940 |
| (2804) Yrjo | April 19, 1941 |
| (2805) Kalle | October 15, 1941 |
| (2827) Vellamo | February 11, 1942 |
| (2828) Iku-Turso | February 18, 1942 |
| (2840) Kallavesi | October 15, 1941 |
| (2841) Puijo | February 26, 1943 |
| (2846) Ylppo | February 12, 1942 |
| (2857) NOT | February 17, 1942 |
| (2912) Lapalma | February 18, 1942 |
| (2946) Muchachos | October 15, 1941 |
| (2988) Korhonen | March 1, 1943 |
| (3132) Landgrave | November 29, 1940 |
| (3381) Mikkola | October 15, 1941 |
| (3497) Innanen | April 19, 1941 |
| (3597) Kakkuri | October 15, 1941 |
| (3811) Karma | October 13, 1953 |
| (3892) December | April 19, 1941 |
| (4133) Eureka | February 17, 1942 |
| (4163) Saaremaa | April 19, 1941 |
| (4227) Kaali | February 17, 1942 |
| (5216) 1941 HA | April 16, 1941 |
| (5534) 1941 UN | October 15, 1941 |
| (5611) 1943 DL | February 26, 1943 |
| (5985) 1942 RJ | September 7, 1942 |
| (6886) Grote | February 11, 1942 |
| (7267) Victormeen | February 23, 1943 |
Individual evidence
Web links
- Publications by L. Oterma in the Astrophysics Data System
- Details on Liisi Oterma's professional career
- Report "Finland's silent astronomer" from January 6, 2020 on the part of Deutschlandfunk , accessed on March 16, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oterma, Liisi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish astronomer and discoverer of many asteroids and comets |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1915 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 2001 |