Paul Herget
Paul Herget (born January 30, 1908 in Cincinnati , Ohio , † August 27, 1981 there ) was an American astronomer .
Life
He taught astronomy at the University of Cincinnati in the US state of Ohio . In 1947 he initiated the establishment of the Minor Planet Center there , which he managed until his retirement in 1978. After the war, he was appointed director of the Cincinnati Observatory .
He was a pioneer in the use of calculating machines to solve scientific and astronomical problems (e.g., calculating ephemeris for asteroids). During World War II , he used these skills to track down enemy submarines using spherical trigonometry methods .
Paul Herget has a daughter Marilyn, after whom the asteroid (1486) was named Marilyn .
Honors
In 1962 Herget was elected to the National Academy of Sciences . The asteroid (1751) Herget was named after him.
Web links
- Publications by P. Herget in the Astrophysics Data System
- PK Seidelmann: Paul Herget. Physics Today, Volume 35, Issue 1 (Jan. 1982), page 86, doi : 10.1063 / 1.2890023
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- Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English) [ preview on Google Book Search
- Paul Herget (Eng.)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herget, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cincinnati , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1981 |
| Place of death | Cincinnati , Ohio |