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Thomas, Oswald
© Copyright Oswald Thomas, photo around 1925 Thomas, Oswald, b. Brasov, Romania (then Kronstadt), July 27, 1882, d. Bonn (Germany), Feb. 7, 1963, astronomer, University Professor; 1915-1922 Director of the Urania observatory in Vienna, 1923 set up the Vienna Astronomical Bureau and 1927 the Planetarium (today in the Prater recreation area). Works: Das Wr. Planetarium, 1927; Himmel und Weltall, 1930; Astronomie, 1934; Wr. Sternabende, 1942; Atlas der Sternbilder, 1945 (with R. Teschner); Sternzeiger, 1958.
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