Gustav Andreas Tammann Scientist

Gustav Andreas Tammann (born 24 July 1932) was the director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Basel, Switzerland, European Space Agency member of the Space Telescope Advisory Team, and Member of Council of the European Southern Observatory. His research interests include supernovae and the extragalactic distance scale. Tammann is a former President of the International Astronomical Union Commission on Galaxies.Tammann is the grandson of the physical chemist Gustav Tammann.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 24, 1932
Birth place
Germany , Göttingen

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awards
Karl Schwarzschild Medal
Tomalla Foundation
Albert Einstein Medal
Field of study
Astronomy

Topical connections

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Gustav Andreas Tammann on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/2374