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Heckmann, Otto Hermann Leopold

Born Opladen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 23 June 1901

Died Göttingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 13 May 1983

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German mathematician and astronomer Otto Heckmann was instrumental in founding the European Southern Observatory [ESO], of which he was the first director, and also wrote a text in theoretical cosmology that guided a generation of researchers in German-speaking countries.

Paul A. Schons: deceased.

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  1. University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USA

    Paul A. Schons

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Schons, P.A. (2022). Heckmann, Otto Hermann Leopold. In: Nicholson, P.D., Bartlett, J.L. (eds) Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0738-1_590-4

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