Alfred Bohrmann
| Alfred Bohrmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 February 1904 | 
| Died | 4 January 2000 (aged 95) | 
| Citizenship | Germany | 
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg | 
| Known for | Asteroid discovery | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy | 
| Institutions | University of Heidelberg | 
Alfred Bohrmann (28 February 1904 – 4 January 2000) was a German astronomer and discoverer of minor planets.[1]
He did his Ph.D. dissertation in 1927 at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory, at the University of Heidelberg.[2] At the time, the observatory at Heidelberg was a center for asteroid discovery by Max Wolf and Karl Reinmuth and others, and during his time there Bohrmann discovered 9 asteroids.[3] Bohrmann worked there from 1924 to 1969, publishing more than 700 minor planet observations.[1] He left the observatory after a dispute with the higher authority.
The asteroid 1635 Bohrmann is named after him.[1]
| 1455 Mitchella | 5 June 1937 | 
| 1470 Carla | 17 September 1938 | 
| 1531 Hartmut | 17 September 1938 | 
| 1733 Silke | 19 February 1938 | 
| 1998 Titius | 24 February 1938 | 
| 2016 Heinemann | 18 September 1938 | 
| 2226 Cunitza | 26 August 1936 | 
| 2350 von Lüde | 6 February 1938 | 
| 2665 Schrutka | 24 February 1938 | 
References
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1635) Bohrmann". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1635) Bohrmann. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 130. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1636. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ List of Dissertations at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Archived 2004-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
External links
- (in German) Obituary