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Max Wolf

Max Wolf, German astronomer and academic (died 1932)

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Born
June 21, 1863
Died
October 3, 1932
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1863

About Max Wolf

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. It is from here that Wolf was credited with his first astronomical discovery, comet 14P/Wolf, in 1884. Wolf attended his local university and, in 1888, at the age of 25, was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Heidelberg. Wolf also raised money for a 28 in (71 cm) reflector telescope, the first for the observatory, used for spectroscopy.

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Max Wolf timeline

  1. It is from here that Wolf was credited with his first astronomical discovery, comet 14P/Wolf, in 1884.
  2. Wolf attended his local university and, in 1888, at the age of 25, was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Heidelberg.

The world when Max Wolf was born

Max Wolf was born in 1863. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1863

  • Best-selling bookLes Misérables by Victor Hugo (English translation)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst organized baseball game with set rules
  • Top headlineEmancipation Proclamation frees enslaved people
  • Technology milestoneFirst subway opens in London
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
  • U.S. population32.6M

1863 versus 2026

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Measure18632026
Population32.6M341 million

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