Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer
Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1910 |
| Died | May 23, 1975 (aged 64) |
| Alma mater | University of Technology Munich |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Fraunhofer-Institut 1943–1975 |
| Doctoral advisor | Max von Laue |
Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer, (November 10, 1910 – May 23, 1975) was a German astronomer and astrophysicist. His research focus was the sun, for that purpose he initiated the building of several solar telescopes. The Spektrostratoskop a balloon borne solar telescope was one of his largest achievements.
Life and work
Kiepenheuer was born 1910 in Weimar as son of the publisher Gustav Kiepenheuer. After the divorce of his parents in 1923 he stayed with his mother. 1929 he stared studying at the Berlin Institute of Technology and at the University of Berlin.[1] Kiepenheuer built several solar telescopes, the first one at the Schauinsland (opened 1943) later one on the Italian island Capri (opened 1954).[2] Together with the solar observatory he established the Fraunhofer-Institut near Freiburg. He was head of the institute until his death in 1975. After his death a new telescope was built on the Spanish island Tenerife and the after completion of the new telescope the outpost at Capri was closed in 1988..[2][3]
Honors
In 1978 his institute was renamed to Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics[4]
References
- ^ P. Seiler, Michael (2007). Kommandosache "Sonnengott": Geschichte der deutschen Sonnenforschung im Dritten Reich und unter alliierter Besatzung. Harri Deutsch Verlag. ISBN 9783817117970 56chapter =Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer (1910–1975).
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ a b Mattig, W. (1976). "Nachrufe: Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer". Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft. 38: 11–13. Bibcode:1976MitAG..38...11M.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik" (PDF).
- ^ Schröter, E. H. (1978). "Fraunhofer-Institut mit den Observatorien Schauinsland und Anacapri. Jahresbericht für 1977". Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft. 44: 80–88. Bibcode:1978MitAG..44...80S.
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