Franz Daniel Kahn
Franz Daniel Kahn FRS FRAS (1926–1998) was a mathematician and astrophysicist at the University of Manchester. He was Professor of Astronomy from 1966 to 1993, then Emeritus thereafter in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Franz Kahn | |
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| Born | Franz Daniel Kahn 13 May 1926 Nuremberg, Germany |
| Died | 8 February 1998 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Manchester |
| Education | St Paul's School, London |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
| Spouse |
Carla Copeland (m. 1951–1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Manchester |
| Thesis | Some problems concerning the luminosity and other properties of the upper atmosphere |
| Doctoral advisor | Sydney Chapman |
| Doctoral students | |
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