Wulff-Dieter Heintz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wulff-Dieter Heintz

German astronomer and chess teacher

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1930

Place of Birth: Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Jun-2006

Profession: astronomer, author, chess teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Wulff-Dieter Heintz (3 June 1930 – 10 June 2006) was a German astronomer who worked the latter part of his career in the United States.
He was Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Swarthmore College.
He was an active astronomer who specialised in the characterisation of binary stars using astrometry.