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Carl Wilhelm Wirtz

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German astronomer (1876-1939)

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Carl Wilhelm Wirtz was an astronomer who studied astronomy at Bonn University (1895-1898) obtaining his doctorate there after which he spent his time between the Kiel Observatory in Germany and the Observatory of Strasbourg, France.

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1912Lalande Prize

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Carl Wilhelm Wirtz was an astronomer who studied astronomy at Bonn University (1895-1898) obtaining his doctorate there after which he spent his time between the Kiel Observatory in Germany and the Observatory of Strasbourg, France. He is known for statistically showing the existence of a redshift-distance correlation for spiral galaxies.

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Lived 1876 to 1939 · aged 62
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