Otto Heckmann
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 40 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 23,1901 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Opladen |
| Leverkusen | |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | May 13,1983 |
| Died | Regensburg |
| Germany | |
| Field | Astronomy |
| Notable student | Walter Fricke |
| Awards | Bruce Medal |
| James Craig Watson Medal | |
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| ID | 885714 |
Otto Heckmann Life story
Otto Hermann Leopold Heckmann was a German astronomer. He directed the Hamburg Observatory from 1941 to 1962, after which he became the first director of the European Southern Observatory. He actively contributed to the creation of the third issue of the Astronomische Gesellschaft Katalog.
