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Gustav Andreas Tammann

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Swiss astonomer (1932-2019)

GermanyScientistsLived 1932 to 2019 · aged 86
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Gustav Andreas Tammann was a Swiss astronomer and academic. He served as director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Basel; as a member of the European Space Agency Space Telescope Advisory Team, and as Member of Council of the European Southern Observatory.

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2005Karl Schwarzschild Medal
2000Tomalla Foundation
2000Albert Einstein Medal

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Werner IsraelAlso won Tomalla FoundationRudolf KippenhahnAlso won Karl Schwarzschild MedalRiazuddinAlso won Albert Einstein MedalGeorge B. FieldAlso won Karl Schwarzschild MedalMarkus FierzAlso won Albert Einstein MedalScott TremaineAlso won Tomalla Foundation

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Gustav Andreas Tammann was a Swiss astronomer and academic. He served as director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Basel; as a member of the European Space Agency Space Telescope Advisory Team, and as Member of Council of the European Southern Observatory. His research interests included supernovae and the extragalactic distance scale. Tammann was a former President of the International Astronomical Union Commission on Galaxies.

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Germany
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1932 to 2019 · aged 86
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