Max Waldmeier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss astronomer (1912-2000)
Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1912
Place of Birth: Olten, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
Date of Death: 26-Sep-2000
Profession: astronomer
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Max Waldmeier
- Max Waldmeier (April 18, 1912 – September 26, 2000) was a Swiss astronomer, known for his research on sunspots.
- As director of the Zurich Observatory until 1980, Waldmeier insisted on counting sunspots by eye over automated methods, using a Fraunhofer refracting telescope installed by Zurich Observatory director Rudolf Wolf in 1849.
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