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Walter Baade
1893Mar, 24

Walter Baade

Walter Baade, German astronomer and author (d. 1960)
Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade (March 24, 1893 – June 25, 1960) was a German astronomer who worked in the United States from 1931 to 1959.

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