Walter Baade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Walter_Baade
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1893-03-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Schröttinghausen,_Germany
gptkbp:deathDate 1960-06-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Göttingen,_Germany
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Karl_Schwarzschild
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Asteroid_1501_Baade
gptkb:Baade's_Window
gptkb:Baade_number
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Baade
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Baade's_Window
distinguishing between Population I and Population II stars
co-discovery of asteroid 1036 Ganymed
co-discovery of asteroid 944 Hidalgo
refining the value of the Hubble constant
work on Cepheid variables
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lydia_Baade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carnegie_Observatories
gptkb:Observatories_of_the_Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3