Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)

Paul Wild
Paul Wild at University of Bern in 2006
Born(1925-10-05)5 October 1925
Wädenswil, Switzerland
Died2 July 2014(2014-07-02) (aged 88)
Bern, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materETH Zürich
Known fordiscoveries of comets and asteroids
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy

Paul Wild (German: [ˈvɪlt]; 5 October 1925 – 2 July 2014) was a Swiss astronomer and director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, who discovered numerous comets, asteroids and supernovae.[1][2]

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