# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/max-wolf
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:31:00.565Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/max-wolf"
name: "Max Wolf"
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description: "Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography. He was the chairman of astronomy at the University of Heidelberg and director of the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory from 1902 until his death in 1932."
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birthDate: "1863-06-21"
deathDate: "1932-10-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump