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'''Ludwig Franz Benedict Biermann''' (Born on [[March 13]] [[1907]] in [[Hamm]] – [[January 12]] [[1986]] in [[München]]) was a German [[astronomer]].
'''Ludwig Franz Benedikt Biermann''' (March 13, 1907 in [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|Hamm]] &ndash; January 12, 1986 in [[München]]) was a German [[astronomer]], obtaining his Ph.D. from [[Göttingen University]] in 1932.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |last=Hockey |first=Thomas |date=2009 |publisher=[[Springer Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 |accessdate=August 22, 2012 |url=http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/58157.html}}</ref>


He made important contributions to [[astrophysics]] and [[plasma physics]]. He predicted the existence of the [[solar wind]].
He made important contributions to [[astrophysics]] and [[plasma physics]], discovering the [[Biermann battery]]. He predicted the existence of the [[solar wind]] which in 1947 he dubbed "solar corpuscular radiation".


He won the [[Bruce Medal]] in 1967 and the [[Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]] in 1974.
He was a visiting scholar at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in the fall of 1961.<ref>[http://www.ias.edu/people/cos/ Institute for Advanced Study: A Community of Scholars]</ref> He won the [[Bruce Medal]] in 1967 and the [[Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]] in 1974.


Asteroid [[73640 Biermann]] is named in his honor.
Asteroid [[73640 Biermann]] is named in his honor.

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===Obituaries===
===Obituaries===
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/MitAG/0066//0000010.000.html MitAG '''66''' (1986) 10] (in German)
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/MitAG/0066//0000010.000.html MitAG '''66''' (1986) 10] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/QJRAS/0027//0000698.000.html QJRAS '''27''' (1986) 698]
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/QJRAS/0027//0000698.000.html QJRAS '''27''' (1986) 698]

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Ludwig Franz Benedikt Biermann (March 13, 1907 in Hamm – January 12, 1986 in München) was a German astronomer, obtaining his Ph.D. from Göttingen University in 1932.[1]

He made important contributions to astrophysics and plasma physics, discovering the Biermann battery. He predicted the existence of the solar wind which in 1947 he dubbed "solar corpuscular radiation".

He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in the fall of 1961.[2] He won the Bruce Medal in 1967 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1974.

Asteroid 73640 Biermann is named in his honor.

References

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  1. ^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Institute for Advanced Study: A Community of Scholars
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