Pierre Kaufmann
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| Born | 1938  Aix-en-Provence |
| Died | 17 February 2017 (aged 78–79) São Paulo |
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Pierre Kaufmann (1938 – 17 February 2017) was a French physicist and astronomer. He worked at Mackenzie University, Unicamp, and USP, and founded research into radio astronomy and solar physics in Brazil.
Career
He studied physics at
Groningen University.[1]
He was the principal researcher of the
Itapetinga Radio Observatory.[3]
He was a professor at the
UNICAMP, as well as an associate professor at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He published over 200 papers, and supervised 17 Masters students, 7 PhD students, and 8 postdocs.[3]
He was also the president of the
Personal life
Kaufman was born in 1938.[5] He grew up on a farm in Aix-en-Provence, south France,[2] and became interested in astronomy as a child.[3] His family moved to Brazil in 1941, fleeing World War II.[2] He joined the Association of Amateur Astronomers as a teenager, in 1954.[3] He had a brother.[2]
He died in São Paulo[2] on 17 February 2017,[1] aged 78.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Academia Brasileira de Ciências" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Academia Brasileira De Ciencias. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Como ouvir as estrelas". revistapesquisa.fapesp.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Morre Pierre Kaufmann, um dos precursores da rádio astronomia no país". revistapesquisa.fapesp.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Academia Brasileira de Ciências". 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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