William Otto Brunner
William Otto Brunner (born July 7, 1878 in Wattwil ; † December 1, 1958 ) was a Swiss astronomer .
From 1926 to 1945 he was the director of the Swiss Federal Observatory in Zurich . In this capacity, he continued the Zurich observations of sunspots that the founder of the observatory, Rudolf Wolf , had started in 1864. (These observations were continued there until operations ceased in 1980).
The Brunner crater on the moon was named in his honor.
Works
- The world of the stars. Zurich 1947.
- From the starry sky. E. Rentsch, Erlenbach-Zurich 1940.
- Contributions to the photometry of night sky. Zurich 1935.
- Advertisement of the death of Alfred Wolfer . In: Astronomical News , Volume 243, 1931.
- Brightness measurements from Nova 60.1927 Aquilae. In: Astronomical News , Volume 230, 1927.
- Is the earth rotating? BG Teubner, Leipzig and Berlin 1915.
Web links
- Publications by W. Brunner in the Astrophysics Data System
- M. Waldmeier: William Otto Brunner. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 119 (1959), p. 342. (Obituary, English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brunner, William Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wattwil |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st December 1958 |