Obituary: Pierre Kaufmann (1938-2017)
Abstract
Pierre Kaufmann's fascination with astronomy began back in his childhood, when he observed the trail of light left behind by shooting stars streaking through the sky at the ranch where he lived with his parents and brother, in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. His desire to understand this and other celestial phenomena led him to pursue a career in physics, and years later he would become one of the pioneers of radio astronomy in Brazil. Kaufmann died in São Paulo on February 17, 2016, at the age of 78.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- May 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019BAAS...51b0306.