Ejnar Hertzsprung
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Hertzsprung (right) and Karl Schwarzschild in front of the Göttingen Observatory building (1909)
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a Danish chemist and astronomer. In 1911 Hertzsprung developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, independently developed in 1913 by Henry Norris Russell.
Born
8 October 1873 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died
21 October 1967 (aged 94) Roskilde, Denmark
Known for
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram
Fields
Chemistry, Astronomy
Alma mater
Copenhagen Polytechnic (DTU)
Awards
Bruce Medal 1937
Institutions
Leiden Observatory
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Denmark
era
1800+