Gustav Andreas Tammann

Not to be confused withGustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann.

Gustav Andreas Tammann
Born	(1932-07-24)24 July 1932 Göttingen,Germany
Died	6 January 2019(2019-01-06)(aged 86)
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Basel,University of Göttingen
Awards	Albert Einstein Medal,Karl Schwarzschild Medal,Tomalla Prize
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	University of Hamburg,University of Basel

Gustav Andreas Tammann(24 July 1932 – 6 January 2019) was a Germanastronomerand academic. He served as director of the Astronomical Institute of theUniversity of Basel;as a member of theEuropean Space AgencySpace TelescopeAdvisory Team, and as Member of Council of theEuropean Southern Observatory.His research interests includedsupernovaeand theextragalacticdistance scale. Tammann was a former President of theInternational Astronomical UnionCommission on Galaxies.

Education and early career

Tammann studied astronomy inBasel,SwitzerlandandGöttingen,Germany.In 1963 he began a longtime working relationship withAllan Sandageat the Mount Wilson and Palomar observatories.

Academic career

In 1972, he became a professor at theUniversity of Hamburg.From 1977 until his retirement, he was a professor and head of the Astronomical Institute at theUniversity of Basel.

Tammann is the grandson of chemistGustav Heinrich Tammann.

Accolades

In 1991 Tammann became a full member ofAcademia Europaea,and in 1993 became acorresponding memberof theHeidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.In 2000 he received theAlbert Einstein Medalthat is given for "outstanding scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein"and theTomalla Prizefor his efforts in measuring the expansion rate of the universe and especially for his pioneering work using Supernovae as standard candles.In 2005 received theKarl Schwarzschild Medal.

The asteroid18872 Tammannwas named for him in 2001.

External links

• Gustav A. Tammann