Walter Baade

Walter Baade
Born(1893-03-24)March 24, 1893
DiedJune 25, 1960(1960-06-25) (aged 67)
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known forCoined the term "supernova" and "neutron star" with Fritz Zwicky
AwardsBruce Medal 1955
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsHamburg-Bergedorf Observatory, Mt. Wilson, Palomar Observatory
Doctoral studentsHalton Arp
Allan Sandage

Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade (March 24, 1893 – June 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who worked in the United States from 1931 to 1959.