Martin Schwarzschild

Martin Schwarzschild
Born(1912-05-31)May 31, 1912
Potsdam, German Empire
DiedApril 10, 1997(1997-04-10) (aged 84)
Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman; American
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known forStellar structure and evolution
AwardsNewcomb Cleveland Prize (1957)
Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1959)
Henry Draper Medal (1960)
Bruce Medal (1965)
Brouwer Award (1992)
Balzan Prize (1994)
National Medal of Science (1997)
Foreign Member of the Royal Society[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Astronomy
InstitutionsColumbia University[2]
Princeton University
Doctoral studentsEmilia Pisani Belserene

Martin Schwarzschild (May 31, 1912 – April 10, 1997) was a German-American astrophysicist.

  1. ^ Mestel, L. (1999). "Martin Schwarzschild. 31 May 1912 -- 10 April 1997: Elected For.Mem.R.S. 1996". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45: 469. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0031. S2CID 73338309.
  2. ^ DAVID M. HERSZENHORN (April 12, 1997). "Martin Schwarzschild, 84, Innovative Astronomer". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.