Walter Ernst Fricke
Cryptanalyst, mathematician and professor
About Walter Ernst Fricke
Lived 1915 – 1988 (aged 72). Walter Ernst Fricke was a German astronomer and university teacher, known for Catalogues of Fundamental Stars.
Awards and honours
Prix Jules Janssen of the Société astronomique de France in 1974
Dirk Brouwer Award of the American Astronomical Society at the Division on Dynamical Astronomy in 1982
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (First Class) (Verdienstkreuz) in 1981
Member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle, Germany
Associate member of Royal Astronomical Society
Honorary Member of the Division on Dynamical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society
Member of the Academy of sciences in Heidelberg, Milan, Vienna and Moscow
External Member of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg
Foreign Member of the Bureau des Longitudes in Paris
Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from University of Thessaloniki in 1968
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Who was Walter Ernst Fricke?
cryptanalyst, mathematician and professor (1915-1988)
When was Walter Ernst Fricke born?
Walter Ernst Fricke was born on 1 April 1915 in Leimbach.
When did Walter Ernst Fricke die?
Walter Ernst Fricke died on 21 March 1988 in Heidelberg.
What was Walter Ernst Fricke's occupation?
Walter Ernst Fricke was an astronomer and university teacher.
What was Walter Ernst Fricke known for?
Walter Ernst Fricke was known for Catalogues of Fundamental Stars.
What nationality was Walter Ernst Fricke?
Walter Ernst Fricke was German.
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