Sebastian von Hoerner
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Sebastian Rudolf Karl von Hoerner (15 April 1919 – 7 January 2003) was a German astrophysicist and radio astronomer.
Born in Görlitz, Niederschlesien, he was influential in discussions of SETI. He concluded that civilizations were few and far between and that they would generally not make the effort to engage in interstellar travel.
Von Hoerner died in Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, at age 83.
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- http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/Hoerner.html
- http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_celestial_music_001222.html
- http://www.vh-s.de/info/SvH/SvH-en.html
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| NAME | von Hoerner, Sebastian Rudolf Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | von Hoerner, Sebastian |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | German astrophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15 April 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Görlitz, Niederschlesien, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7 January 2003 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Esslingen, Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany |
