Carl Wilhelm Wirtz
Carl Wilhelm Wirtz | |
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Carl Wirtz in 1904 | |
| Born | 24 August 1876 Krefeld, Germany |
| Died | 18 February 1939 (aged 62) Hamburg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | spiral nebulae, redshift |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomy |
Carl Wilhelm Wirtz (24 August 1876 in Krefeld – 18 February 1939 in Hamburg) was an astronomer who studied astronomy at Bonn University (1895-1898) obtaining his doctorate there after which he spent his time between the Kiel Observatory (526) in Germany and the Observatory of Strasbourg, France. He is known for statistically showing the existence of a redshift-distance correlation for spiral galaxies.