Charles Fehrenbach (astronomer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Fehrenbach (astronomer)

French astronomer

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1914

Place of Birth: Strasbourg, France

Date of Death: 09-Jan-2008

Profession: astronomer, physicist, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Charles Fehrenbach (born 29 April 1914 in Strasbourg; died 9 January 2008 in Nîmes) was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences.
He was director of the Observatoire de Haute Provence (OHP) until 1983. He was awarded the Lalande Prize in 1950., the Prix Jules Janssen in 1959, and the Karl Schwarzschild Medal in 1963.