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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Winkler, Kurt |
| Title, Analytic | Robert Julius Trumpler and the Cosmos: The Contributions of a Swiss American Astronomer |
| Journal Title | Swiss American Historical Society Review |
| Date of Publication | June 2013 |
| Volume ID | 49 |
| Issue ID | 2 |
| Location in Work | 1-9, ill. |
| ISSN | 0883-4814 |
| Abstract | Truempler was born in 1886 in Zurich, Switzerland and studied physics, mathematics, and astronomy first at the University of Zurich and then at the University of Goettingen. He graduated magna cum laude in 1910. In 1918 he was offered a position at the Lick Observatory, operated by the University of California. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1921, at which time he dropped the umlaut from the spelling of his name. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Swiss Americans -- California/ Science/ Trumpler, Robert Julius, 1886-1956 |