Martin Schwarzschild

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astronomer astrophysicist human physicist

Martin Schwarzschild was a German-American astrophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on stellar structure and evolution, as well as for introducing the use of high-altitude balloon observations in astronomy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomer → astrophysicist → human → physicist →
awardReceived	Bruce Medal → Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society → Henry Norris Russell Lectureship → Karl Schwarzschild Medal → National Medal of Science →
citizenship	Germany → United States of America →
countryOfBirth	German Empire →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1912-05-31 →
dateOfDeath	1997-04-10 →
educatedAt	University of Chicago → University of Göttingen → University of Oslo →
employer	Princeton University →
ethnicGroup	Jewish people →
familyName	Schwarzschild →
father	Karl Schwarzschild →
fieldOfWork	astrophysics → galactic dynamics → stellar evolution → stellar structure →
givenName	Martin →
knownFor	Schwarzschild method in galactic dynamics → introduction of high-altitude balloon observations in astronomy → pioneering work on stellar evolution → pioneering work on stellar structure →
languageSpoken	English → German →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → American Philosophical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
notableStudent	James E. Gunn → Jeremiah P. Ostriker →
notableWork	Numerical models of stellar interiors → Orbit-superposition models of galaxies → Structure and Evolution of the Stars →
parent	Karl Schwarzschild →
placeOfBirth	Potsdam →
placeOfDeath	Princeton →
positionHeld	Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University →
residence	Princeton, New Jersey →
spouse	Barbara Cherry →
workplace	Princeton University Observatory →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sandra Faber →	doctoralAdvisor
Schwarzschild →	hasNotableBearer
Karl Schwarzschild →	hasRelative
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship →	notableRecipient