Karl

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Karl Schwarzschild was a German physicist and astronomer best known for providing the first exact solution to Einstein’s field equations, leading to the concept of the Schwarzschild black hole.

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instanceOf academic
astronomer
human
physicist
causeOfDeath pemphigus
conflict World War I
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
countryOfDeath German Empire
dateOfBirth 1873-10-09
dateOfDeath 1916-05-11
doctoralAdvisor Hugo von Seeliger
educatedAt Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
University of Strasbourg
employer Astrophysical Observatory Potsdam
surface form: Astrophysical Observatory in Potsdam

University of Göttingen
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
surface form: University of Munich
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Schwarzschild
fieldOfWork astrophysics
celestial mechanics
general relativity
optics
theoretical physics
givenName Karl
hasConceptNamedAfter Schwarzschild black hole
Schwarzschild coordinates
Schwarzschild black hole
surface form: Schwarzschild metric

Schwarzschild black hole
surface form: Schwarzschild solution
hasUnitNamedAfter Schwarzschild radius
knownFor first exact solution of Einstein field equations of general relativity
foundations of black hole theory
work on photographic optics
work on stellar structure
memberOf Prussian Academy of Sciences
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
surface form: Royal Society of Sciences in Göttingen
militaryBranch German Army
name Karl Schwarzschild
notableWork Schwarzschild black hole
Schwarzschild black hole
surface form: Schwarzschild metric

Schwarzschild radius
Schwarzschild black hole
surface form: Schwarzschild solution to Einstein field equations
occupation astronomer
physicist
placeOfBirth Frankfurt am Main
placeOfDeath Potsdam
positionHeld director of Astrophysical Observatory in Potsdam
sexOrGender male
workLocation Göttingen
Munich
Potsdam

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