Holger Thiele
Holger Thiele (September 25, 1878 – June 5, 1946) was a Danish American astronomer.[1]
| 797 Montana | November 17, 1914 |
| 843 Nicolaia | September 30, 1916 |
| 1847 Stobbe | February 1, 1916 |
| 3229 Solnhofen | August 9, 1916 |
Background
Holger Thiele was the son of Thorvald Nicolai Thiele, the noted Danish astronomer, actuary and mathematician, after whom the Asteroid belt body 1586 Thiele is named.
Career
Holger Thiele discovered a number of asteroids. He also discovered the comet C/1906 V1 and calculated the orbits of other comets. He worked at Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory at Bergedorf, in Hamburg, Germany. He immigrated to the United States during 1912.[2] In 1917, he started working as a fellow for the University of California at Lick Observatory, near San Jose, California. During 1946. Holger Thiele died in Alameda County, California.[3]
Selected works
- Corrected elements and ephemeris of minor planet 1924 TD (Baade) (University of California Press. 1925)
- Elements and ephemeris of Comet d 1927 (Stearns) (University of California Press. 1927)
References
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