Heinrich Siedentopf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich Siedentopf

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1906

Place of Birth: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1963

Profession: astronomer, astrophysicist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Heinrich Friedrich Siedentopf (December 1, 1906 – November 28, 1963) was a German astronomer and physicist. He was born in Hannover.
In 1930 he became an assistant to Heinrich Vogt, then joined the national observatory in Heidelberg.
Between 1940–46 he was a professor of astronomy at the University of Jena, and director of the observatory.
In 1949 he was a professor at the University of Tübingen, where he later died of a heart attack. Professor Siedentopf published a total of 146 papers and a textbook.
He studied cosmology, stellar convection,photometry and the zodiacal light.
In 1934 he developed an adjustable iris for the Stetson-Schilt photometer, allowing the observer to adjust the light level directed at the astronomical plate. Siedentopf crater on the Moon and the main belt asteroid 5375 Siedentopf were named after him.