Wilhelm Gliese
Wilhelm Gliese | |
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| Born | 21 June 1915 Astronomisches Rechen-Institut |
| Doctoral advisor | August Kopff |
Wilhelm Gliese (German pronunciation: [ˈɡliːzə], English GLEE-zə; 21 June 1915 – 12 June 1993) was a German astronomer who specialized in the study and cataloging of nearby stars.
Life
Gliese was born in
His astronomical research was interrupted during World War II when he was conscripted into the German Wehrmacht in 1942 and sent to the Eastern Front. In 1945, he was taken prisoner by the Soviets and was not released until 1949. He finally resumed his research at the Institute, which had been moved by the U.S. Army to Heidelberg after the war. Although he nominally retired in 1980, he continued his research at the Institute until his death in 1993.[1]
Catalogs of nearby stars
He is best known for his Catalogue of Nearby Stars, originally published in 1957[2] and again in 1969.[3] Some stars are primarily known by the catalog number he gave them, such as Gliese 581 and Gliese 710. The Gliese catalog stars are frequent targets of study due to their proximity to Earth, as suggested by their high proper motion. Gliese published two supplements to this catalog in 1979[4] and 1991[5] in collaboration with Hartmut Jahreiß. Jahreiß wrote Gliese's obituary upon his death in 1993.[1]
Honors
The asteroid
References
- ^ a b Hartmut Jahreiß (1994). "Nachrufe : Wilhelm Gliese". Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft (in German). 77: 5–7.
- Bibcode:1957MiABA...8....1G.
- Bibcode:1969VeARI..22....1G.
- Bibcode:1979A&AS...38..423G.
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External links
- Gliese catalog at Heidelberg University
- MitAG 77 (1994) 5–7 (Obituary in German)
