Franz Kaiser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Kaiser

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1891

Place of Birth: Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1962

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Franz Heinrich Kaiser (25 April 1891 – 13 March 1962) was a German astronomer.He worked at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory from 1911 to 1914 while working on his Ph.D.
there, which he obtained in 1915.
During this time, Heidelberg was a center of asteroid discovery, and Kaiser discovered 21 asteroids during his time there.The outer main-belt asteroid 3183 Franzkaiser was named in his memory on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C.
22497).