Hermann Kobold
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Hermann Kobold was a German astronomer.
as his adviser. Subsequently, he was an assistant at the private observatory of Nikolaus von Konkoly in O'Gyula, Hungary (now Hurbanovo
, Slovakia
). After the participation in an expedition to observe the 1882 transit of Venus
in Aiken, South Carolina
he worked some years on its data analysis in Berlin.
In 1887, Kobold was appointed to the observatory in Strasbourg, France. That same year, he married Dorothea Brandt, with whom he had five children. In 1888, he became private lecturer and in 1900 extraordinary professor at the University of Strasbourg
; two years later he went to the University of Kiel
as an observator and extraordinary professor. By intensive observations he discovered 22 previously unknown, smaller galaxies of the Coma galaxy cluster. From 1908 to 1938 he was the publisher of the astronomy journal Astronomische Nachrichten
. An asteroid discovered by Karl William Reinmuth received the name 1164 Kobolda in Kobold's honor in the 1930s. On 11 June 1942, Kobold died in Kiel, Germany.
Biography
Hermann Albert Kobold was born in Hanover, Germany third of five children of the carpenter August Kobold and his wife Dorothea Kobold (née Brandt). From 1877 to 1880, he studied mathematics and natural sciences at the University of Göttingen and attained a doctorate in astronomy in July 1880 with Wilhelm KlinkerfuesErnst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues
Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues was a German astronomer.-Life:Klinkerfues was born in Hofgeismar, the son of army doctor Johann Reinhard Klinkerfues and his wife Sabine. After the early death of his parents, he was brought up by relatives, and after attending high school qualified as a...
as his adviser. Subsequently, he was an assistant at the private observatory of Nikolaus von Konkoly in O'Gyula, Hungary (now Hurbanovo
Hurbanovo
Hurbanovo is a town and large municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. In 1948, its Slovak name was changed to Hurbanovo, named after Slovak writer Jozef Miloslav Hurban.- Geography :...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
). After the participation in an expedition to observe the 1882 transit of Venus
Transit of Venus
A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, becoming visible against the solar disk. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Earth as a small black disk moving across the face of the Sun...
in Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken is a city in and the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. With Augusta, Georgia, it is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aiken is home to the University of South...
he worked some years on its data analysis in Berlin.
In 1887, Kobold was appointed to the observatory in Strasbourg, France. That same year, he married Dorothea Brandt, with whom he had five children. In 1888, he became private lecturer and in 1900 extraordinary professor at the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
; two years later he went to the University of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
as an observator and extraordinary professor. By intensive observations he discovered 22 previously unknown, smaller galaxies of the Coma galaxy cluster. From 1908 to 1938 he was the publisher of the astronomy journal Astronomische Nachrichten
Astronomische Nachrichten
Astronomische Nachrichten , one of the first international journals in the field of astronomy, was founded in 1821 by the German astronomer Heinrich Christian Schumacher. It claims to be the oldest astronomical journal in the world that is still being published...
. An asteroid discovered by Karl William Reinmuth received the name 1164 Kobolda in Kobold's honor in the 1930s. On 11 June 1942, Kobold died in Kiel, Germany.
External links
- Chasing Venus, Observing the Transits of Venus Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- Literature by and about Hermann Kobold in the catalog of the German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
- Portrait and list of discoveries by Kobold
- Genealogy of Kobold
- Life memories of Hermann Kobold (PDF)