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Fritz Zwicky

Astronomy

Fritz Zwicky (14 February 1898 to 8 February 1974) was a Swiss astronomer.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1898 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1898-02-14 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1974-02-08 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1974 2
Death Place
Pasadena, United States 1
Nationality
Switzerland 1
Birthplace
Varna, Bulgaria 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astrophysics 1
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
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Member Of

Source Fritz Zwicky (Wikipedia)

Proposed

Dark Matter, Theories
Additional Source Dark Matter (Wikipedia)1884 to 1940 section (edge: proposed-by, Zwicky)

Works In

Astronomy, Disciplines
Source Fritz Zwicky (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

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Source Fritz Zwicky (Wikidata)
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1. Fritz Zwicky (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Switzerland
    Q39
  • P20 (place of death): Pasadena, United States
    Q485176
  • P19 (place of birth): Varna, Bulgaria
    Q6506
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2. Fritz Zwicky (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Fritz Zwicky (February 14, 1898, February 8, 1974) was a Swiss astronomer.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: February 14, 1898
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: February 14, 1898
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: February 8, 1974
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: February 8, 1974
  • Works In: Astronomy, Lead sentence
    Fritz Zwicky (; ; February 14, 1898, February 8, 1974) was a Swiss astronomer.
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Categories
    Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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Dark Matter (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Dark Matter, 1884 to 1940 section (edge: proposed-by, Zwicky)
Quote, Proposed: Dark Matter, 1884 to 1940 section (edge: proposed-by, Zwicky)
In 1933, Swiss astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky studied galaxy clusters while working at Caltech and made a similar inference.
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