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Erika Böhm-Vitense

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German-American astronomer

GermanyScientistsLived 1923 to 2017 · aged 93
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Erika Helga Ruth Böhm-Vitense was a German-born American astrophysicist known for her work on Cepheid variables and convection in stellar atmospheres.

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Awards 2

2003Karl Schwarzschild Medal
1965Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy

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Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2017 · aged 93
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19 languages

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