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
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astronomer → human → |
| academicDiscipline |
physics
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| awardReceived |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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James Craig Watson Medal NERFINISHED → |
| citizenshipPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany → |
| dateOfBirth |
1849-09-23
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| dateOfDeath |
1924-12-02
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| doctoralAdvisor |
Johann Karl F. Zöllner
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| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
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University of Leipzig NERFINISHED → |
| employer |
Munich Observatory
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University of Munich NERFINISHED → |
| era |
19th century
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20th century → |
| familyName |
von Seeliger
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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celestial mechanics → theoretical astronomy → |
| givenName |
Hugo
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| hasAcademicRank |
full professor
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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| memberOf |
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Prussian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED → Royal Society of Sciences in Göttingen NERFINISHED → |
| name |
Hugo von Seeliger
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| notableFor |
contributions to theoretical astronomy
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influential work in celestial mechanics → |
| notableWork |
contributions to the theory of planetary perturbations
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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
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| placeOfBirth |
Breslau
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Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfDeath |
Bavaria
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Germany NERFINISHED → Munich NERFINISHED → |
| positionHeld |
director of the Munich Observatory
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professor of astronomy at the University of Munich → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
Munich
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Referenced by (2)
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Karl Schwarzschild
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academicAdvisor |
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Karl Schwarzschild
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doctoralAdvisor |