About Richard Schorr
Lived 1867 – 1951 (aged 84). Richard Schorr was a German astronomer, discoverer of asteroids, director and university teacher.
Richard Reinhard Emil Schorr (20 August 1867, Kassel – 21 September 1951, Badgastein, Salzburg), was a German astronomer, who served as the director of the Hamburger Stemwarte at the end of the 19th century.
Career From 1889 to 1891, Schorr worked as an assistant editor of Astronomische Nachrichten, at the observatory at Kiel.
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Who was Richard Schorr?
German astronomer (1867–1951)
When was Richard Schorr born?
Richard Schorr was born on 20 August 1867 in Kassel.
When did Richard Schorr die?
Richard Schorr died on 21 September 1951 in Bad Gastein.
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Richard Schorr was an astronomer, discoverer of asteroids, director and university teacher.
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Richard Schorr was German.
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