Hans Oleak
Hans Oleak | |
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| Born | August 2, 1930 |
| Died | September 7, 2018 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | University of Jena (PhD) |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
Hans Oleak (2 August 1930 – 7 September 2018) was a German astrophysicist.
Oleak attended both primary and secondary school in his native
Academy of Sciences of the GDR. In 1978 he received the teaching qualification for astronomy from the University of Jena and unsuccessfully applied for the chair. After initial activity in meteorological research, he was head of extragalactic research at the Potsdam Central Institute for Astrophysics from 1969 to 1990. In 1981 he was appointed professor at the Academy of Sciences of the GDR. From 1991 to 1995, Oleak held lectureships at the University of Potsdam, the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Technical University of Berlin.[1][2]
After German reunification, he was a founding member of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) in 1990 and of the Bildungsverein Urania “Wilhelm Foerster“ Potsdam e.V. in 1991, of which he later became chairman for many years. From 1993 to 1996 he was editor of the astronomical journal Die Sterne. For his engagement in sharing knowledge in astrophysics with an expert audience and the general public alike, he received the honorary office award of the city of Potsdam in 2013.[2]
Oleak was married twice and is the father of three daughters and one son.
Selected publications
- Gasdynamische Vorgänge im Feuerkugelstadium der Meteore (Jena 1963, dissertation)
- Die Tredersche Gravitationstheorie aus der Sicht der beobachtenden Kosmologie (Berlin 1973, dissertation)
References
- ^ Astrophysiker Hans Oleak wird 80. In: Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten. 2. August 2010, p. 8.
- ^ a b Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam: In memoriam of Prof. Hans Oleak
External links
- Homepage (with CV)
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