Max Wolf
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 93 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 21,1863 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Heidelberg |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | October 3,1932 |
| Died | Heidelberg |
| Germany | |
| Known for | Astrophotography |
| Discovered | 553 Kundry |
| 343 Ostara | |
| 495 Eulalia | |
| 532 Herculina | |
| 588 Achilles | |
| 871 Amneris | |
| 552 Sigelinde | |
| 845 Naëma | |
| 323 Brucia | |
| Children | Franz Wolf |
| Awards | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Lalande Prize | |
| Bruce Medal | |
| Current partner | Gisela Wolf |
| Parents | Elise Wolf |
| Franz Wolf | |
| Education | Heidelberg University |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 737302 |
Max Wolf Life story
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.