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Elis Strömgren

1870 – 1947

Danish astronomer

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About Elis Strömgren

Lived 1870 – 1947 (aged 76). Elis Strömgren was a Swedish and Danish astronomer and university teacher.

Svante Elis Strömgren (31 May 1870 – 5 April 1947) was a Swedish–Danish astronomer.

Strömgren was born in 1870 in Helsingborg, in the Scania province of Sweden. He received his doctorate at Lund University in 1898, becoming docent there the same year. He worked at the University of Kiel from 1901, and assisted in the publication of Astronomische Nachrichten from 1901 to 1904. He became Professor of Astronomy and director of the Copenhagen Observatory of the University of Copenhagen in 1907. He died in Copenhagen in 1947. The minor planet 1422 Strömgrenia was named in his honour.

Strömgren worked in a variety of fields but was particularly interested in theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics, publishing works on the origin and orbits of comets. He also worked on the calculations for Jens Olsen's World Clock after 1928.

His spouse, the dentist and writer Hedvig Lidforss (1877–1967), was daughter of the philologist Edvard Lidforss in Lund, and sister of the publicist and botanist Bengt Lidforss. Elis Strömgren's sons were the astronomer Bengt Strömgren, who succeeded his father in Copenhagen in 1940 and Erik Strömgren notable danish psychiatrist.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Lund University
Employers
Lund University, University of Copenhagen, Kiel University
Awards
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog; Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
Also known as
Elis Stromgren, Svante Elis Strömgren

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Elis Strömgren?

Danish astronomer (1870-1947)

When was Elis Strömgren born?

Elis Strömgren was born on 31 May 1870 in Helsingborg.

When did Elis Strömgren die?

Elis Strömgren died on 5 April 1947 in Copenhagen.

What was Elis Strömgren's occupation?

Elis Strömgren was an astronomer and university teacher.

What nationality was Elis Strömgren?

Elis Strömgren was Swedish and Danish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Elis Strömgren

· Wikidata: Q705960

· DBpedia: Elis Strömgren

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