Ludwig Biermann
German astronomer
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Ludwig Franz Benedikt Biermann was a German astronomer, obtaining his Ph.D. from Göttingen University in 1932.
He made important contributions to astrophysics and plasma physics, discovering the Biermann battery. He predicted the existence of the... Wikipedia
Born: March 13, 1907, Hamm, Germany
Died: January 12, 1986 (age 78 years), Munich, Germany