Gustav Tammann

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Dr. Gustav Tammann was the director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Basel, Switzerland, European Space Agency member of the Space Telescope Advisory Team and Member of Council of the European Southern Observatory. His research interests include supernovae and the extragalactic distance scale. Professor Tammann is a former President of the International Astronomical Union Commission on Galaxies. He received the Albert Einstein Medal for his achievements.