Jürgen Schmitt (physicist)

Jürgen Schmitt is a German astronomer and physicist at the University of Hamburg, where he is a professor of astrophysics.[1] He is significant in the fields of X-ray astronomy and stellar activity because of his discoveries regarding CN Leonis, a cool star 8 light years away from Earth.[2]

Jürgen Schmitt
Jürgen Schmitt
Born
Würzburg
NationalityGerman
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsHamburg Observatory

References
  1. "Arbeitsgruppe Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmitt". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. "The Glory of a Nearby Star". ESO. August 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2015.


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