Paul Neugebauer

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Paul Neugebauer (born September 22, 1848 in Breslau ; † December 8, 1918 there ) was a German educator and astronomer .

From 1869 Neugebauer attended the University of Breslau and studied mathematics and astronomy. In 1872 he became an assistant at the Breslauer Sternwarte, in 1874 he received his doctorate with a thesis on the comet of 1684. In 1876 Neugebauer entered the school service after the senior teacher examination, so that he could not pursue astronomy as a main occupation. However, his sponsor Galle made him acquainted with Robert Luther in Düsseldorf, who left Neugebauer to do the mathematical processing of his numerous newly discovered small planets . In 1885 this resulted in contact with the Astronomical Computing Institute in Berlin.

For more than thirty years, Neugebauer worked for the Rechen-Institut in his spare time, mainly calculating minor planet ephemeris for the Berlin Astronomical Yearbook , thereby relieving the Rechen-Institut considerably. Particularly extensive calculations also required the determination of the disturbances of Brooks' comet (1889 V).

One of Paul Neugebauer's two sons, Paul Viktor Neugebauer , chose astronomy as his profession and worked at the computing institute from 1901.

Works (selection)

  • About the Comet of 1684. Breslau 1874 (Phil. Diss. Of April 21, 1874)
  • Prediction of the 1903/04 appearance of the periodic comet 1889 V, 1896 VI (Brooks). Published by ARI, Vol. 20, pp. 47-60. ( online )

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SURNAME Neugebauer, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator and astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 1918
Place of death Wroclaw