Charles Wolf (astronomer) facts for kids
This page is about the French astronomer. For the German astronomer, see Max Wolf. For the Swiss astronomer, see Rudolf Wolf.
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Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf (9 November 1827 in Vorges – 4 July 1918) was a French astronomer.
In 1862, Urbain Le Verrier offered him a post as assistant at the Paris Observatory.
In 1867 he and Georges Rayet discovered Wolf–Rayet stars.
He was elected to the positions of Vice-President (1897) and President (1898) of the French Academy of Sciences.
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