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Otto Hermann Leopold Heckmann (June 23, 1901 – May 13, 1983) was a German astronomer.
Otto Heckmann | |
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 Painting of Heckmann from the 1960s | |
| Born | June 23, 1901 Opladen |
| Died | May 13, 1983 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Awards | James Craig Watson Medal in 1961 Bruce Medal in 1964 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomy |
| Institutions | Hamburg Observatory |
He directed the Hamburg Observatory from 1941 to 1962, after which he became the first director of the European Southern Observatory.[1] He actively contributed to the creation of the third issue of the Astronomische Gesellschaft Katalog. He also contributed to cosmology based on the fundamentals of general relativity, and wrote the book Theorien der Kosmologie.
In 1933 Heckmann signed the Vow of allegiance of the Professors of the German Universities and High-Schools to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialistic State. He also joined the Nazi Party.
He won the James Craig Watson Medal in 1961 and the Bruce Medal in 1964.
Heckmann also served as President of the International Astronomical Union in 1967, and following a Polish request and under the impression of German acts in Poland during World War II, made the controversial decision to hold an Extraordinary IAU General Assembly in February 1973 in Warsaw, Poland, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus, shortly after the regular 1973 GA was held in Australia.
The asteroid 1650 Heckmann is named after him. He married Johanna Topfmeier in 1925 and they had three children together.[2]
Works
- Theorien der Kosmologie. Berlin: Springer, 1942 und 1968
- Sterne, Kosmos, Weltmodelle. München: Piper, 1976 (auch dtv-Taschenbuch)
External links
- Bruce Medal page
- Awarding of the Bruce Medal: PASP 76 (1964) 135
- Heckmann, Otto Hermann Leopold. From Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, 2008.
Obituaries
- MitAG 60 (1983) 9 (in German)
- QJRAS 25 (1984) 374
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Otto Heckmann
- Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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[de] Otto Heckmann
Otto Hermann Leopold Heckmann (* 23. Juni 1901 in Opladen; † 13. Mai 1983 in Regensburg) war ein deutscher Astronom.- [en] Otto Heckmann
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Otto Hermann Leopold Heckmann (23 de junio de 1901 - 13 de mayo de 1983) fue un astrónomo alemán.[fr] Otto Heckmann
Otto Hermann Leopold Heckmann (23 juin 1901 - 13 mai 1983) est un astronome allemand.[it] Otto Heckmann
Otto Hermann Leopold Heckmann (Opladen, 23 giugno 1901 – Ratisbona, 13 maggio 1983) è stato un astronomo tedesco.[ru] Хекман, Отто
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