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Lutz D. Schmadel

1942 - 2016

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Lutz Dieter Schmadel (2 July 1942, in Berlin – 21 October 2016) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, who worked at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) of the University of Heidelberg. His special interest was the astrometry of minor planets. Among his numerous discoveries were the three main-belt asteroids 8661 Ratzinger, 10114 Greifswald and 11508 Stolte. He was the author of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, a reference book containing information about the discovery and naming of 12,804 asteroids (March 2006). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lutz D. Schmadel is the 484th most popular astronomer (down from 418th in 2019), the 4,661st most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,494th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular German Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Lutz D. Schmadel ranks 484 out of 644. Before her are David L. Rabinowitz, Richard Schorr, William Frederick Denning, Otto Heckmann, Adam Riess, and Patrick Moore. After her are William de Wiveleslie Abney, Edward S. Holden, Walter Frederick Gale, Mary Watson Whitney, Pelageya Shajn, and Cleveland Abbe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Lutz D. Schmadel ranks 464. Before her are Reiner Schöne, Jonathan Williams, Celso Amorim, Marty Balin, Irina Miroshnichenko, and Roger McGuinn. After her are Dennis Ralston, Giovanni Lodetti, Michael Gwisdek, Jim Keltner, Enrique Morente, and Brandon Carter. Among people deceased in 2016, Lutz D. Schmadel ranks 351. Before her are Pierre Tchernia, Gottfried Honegger, Jim Harrison, Joe Sutter, Norbert Schemansky, and Ruth Leuwerik. After her are Bülent Eken, Geydar Dzhemal, Valery Khalilov, Ion Panțuru, Mark Dvoretsky, and Arthur Harnden.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lutz D. Schmadel ranks 4,664 out of 7,253. Before her are Ludwig Stubbendorf (1906), Reiner Schöne (1942), Ruth Leuwerik (1924), Ditlev Blunck (1798), Hermann Bollé (1845), and Nicole (1964). After her are Emmanuel Scheffer (1924), Georg Stollenwerk (1930), Ossi Oswalda (1897), Georg Calixtus (1586), Christopher Cockerell (1910), and Wilhelm Nusselt (1882).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany

Among astronomers born in Germany, Lutz D. Schmadel ranks 73. Before her are Joseph Helffrich (1890), Hans-Emil Schuster (1934), Ernst Hartwig (1851), Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker (1788), Richard Schorr (1867), and Otto Heckmann (1901). After her are Arno Arthur Wachmann (1902), Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs (1912), Alfred Bohrmann (1904), Eva Grebel (1966), and Anna Frebel (1980).

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