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Max Wolf
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German astrophotography pioneer (1863–1932)
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Max Wolf was a German astronomer and pioneer of astrophotography who lived from 1863 to 1932. He's important because his innovative use of photography to observe the night sky helped transform astronomy from a visual discipline into a modern science based on photographic evidence.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Family name
- Wolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Heidelberg
- Place of death
- Heidelberg
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- Heidelberg University
- Employer
- Heidelberg University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Lalande Prize
- Doctoral advisor
- Leo Königsberger
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Max Wolf.jpg
- Work location
- Heidelberg
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- Commons category
- Max Wolf
- date of birth
- 1863-06-21
- date of death
- 1932-10-03
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Alejandro Woss y Gil
- archives at
- Heidelberg University Library
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