Franz Daniel Kahn
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Franz Daniel Kahn FRS FRAS[5] (1926–1998) was a mathematician and astrophysicist at the University of Manchester.[6][7][8] He was Professor of Astronomy from 1966 to 1993, then Emeritus thereafter in the School of Physics and Astronomy.[9]
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Franz Kahn | |
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Born | Franz Daniel Kahn (1926-05-13)13 May 1926 Nuremberg, Germany |
Died | 8 February 1998(1998-02-08) (aged 71) |
Resting place | Manchester |
Education | St Paul's School, London |
Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
Spouse |
Carla Copeland (m. 1951–1981) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | University of Manchester |
Thesis | Some problems concerning the luminosity and other properties of the upper atmosphere |
Doctoral advisor | Sydney Chapman[2] |
Doctoral students | |
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