About Paul Herget
Lived 1908 – 1981 (aged 73). Paul Herget was an American astronomer.
Paul Herget (January 30, 1908 – August 27, 1981) was an American astronomer and director of the Cincinnati Observatory. He established the Minor Planet Center in 1947, after World War II.
Awards and honors In 1965 he was awarded the James Craig Watson Medal by the National Academy of Sciences for, "his scientific accomplishments in celestial mechanics and orbit computation, and particularly for his contributions to the knowledge of the orbits of asteroids".
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Who was Paul Herget?
American astronomer (1908-1981)
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Paul Herget was born on 30 January 1908 in Cincinnati.
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Paul Herget died on 27 August 1981 in Cincinnati.
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Paul Herget was an astronomer.
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