Karl Stumpff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Stumpff

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 17-May-1895

Place of Birth: Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1970

Profession: astronomer, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Karl Johann Nikolaus Stumpff (May 17, 1895 – November 10, 1970) was a German astronomer.
The Stumpff functions, used in the universal variable formulation of the two-body problem, are named after him.