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Hermann Carl Vogel

German astronomer (1841-1907) · Scientists · Died at 66

Hermann Carl Vogel was a German astrophysicist. He was born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony. From 1882 to 1907 he was director of the Astrophysical Observatory, Potsdam. He made extensive discoveries using spectral analysis of the stars.

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1907Died13 August 19071906Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAwardBruce MedalAward1893Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAwardHenry Draper MedalAward1841Born3 April 1841

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Bruce Medal1906
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1906
Henry Draper Medal1893
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1893
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
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Lived 1841 to 1907 · aged 66