Karl-Heinz Rädler
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| Born | 14 May 1935  Riesa |
| Died | 9 February 2020 (aged 84) |
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Karl-Heinz Rädler (14 May 1935 – 9 February 2020) was an astrophysicist at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam who worked on cosmic magnetic fields.
Personal life
Rädler was born on 14 May 1935 in Riesa, the youngest of two children of a clerk.[1] He died on 9 February 2020 at the age of 84.[2]
Research
His research focused on cosmic
liquid sodium, which provided evidence for the cosmic dynamo.[2]
Career
He was the founding director of the
He was a scientist at the Central Institute for Astrophysics in the GDR, and an editor of Astronomische Nachrichten.[2]
In 1998 he received the Emil Wiechert Medal from the German Geophysical Society, and the Wilhelm Foerster Prize from the Urania Potsdam. In 2013 he received the Karl Schwarzschild Medal from Astronomische Gesellschaft.[2]
References
- ^ "Biografien" (PDF). galerie-universum.eu (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Gräfe, Franziska. "Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Rädler (1935-2020) — English". Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Hanschur, Ulfert. "Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Rädler — AIP". www.aip.de. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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