Hugo von Seeliger

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Hugo von Seeliger was a prominent German astronomer known for his influential work in celestial mechanics and theoretical astronomy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


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instanceOf German astronomer
astronomer
human
academicDiscipline physics
awardReceived Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED
James Craig Watson Medal NERFINISHED
citizenshipPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
Germany
dateOfBirth 1849-09-23
dateOfDeath 1924-12-02
doctoralAdvisor Johann Karl F. Zöllner NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Berlin NERFINISHED
University of Leipzig NERFINISHED
employer Munich Observatory NERFINISHED
University of Munich NERFINISHED
era 19th century
20th century
familyName von Seeliger NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork astronomy
celestial mechanics
theoretical astronomy
givenName Hugo NERFINISHED
hasAcademicRank full professor
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities NERFINISHED
Prussian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
Royal Society of Sciences in Göttingen NERFINISHED
name Hugo von Seeliger NERFINISHED
notableFor contributions to theoretical astronomy
influential work in celestial mechanics
notableWork contributions to the theory of planetary perturbations
research on the structure of the Milky Way
studies of Newtonian gravitation in stellar systems
work on the distribution of stars
work on the dynamics of Saturn’s rings
occupation astronomer
placeOfBirth Breslau NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bavaria NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Munich NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of the Munich Observatory
professor of astronomy at the University of Munich
sexOrGender male
workLocation Munich NERFINISHED

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Karl Schwarzschild
academicAdvisor
Karl Schwarzschild
doctoralAdvisor

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