Ejnar Hertzsprung

Ejnar Hertzsprung (8 October 1873 – 21 October 1967) was a Danish chemist and astronomer born in Copenhagen. In the period 1911–1913, together with Henry Norris Russell, he helped to create the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

 Asteroids discovered 
 1627 Ivar (25 September 1929)
 1702 Kalahari (7 July 1924)

 Honors 

Awards
 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1929
 Bruce Medal in 1937

Named after him
 lunar impact crater Hertzsprung
 main-belt asteroid 1693 Hertzsprung

 References 

 Other websites 
 Bruce Medal page 
 Awarding of Bruce Medal: PASP 49 (1937) 65
 Awarding of RAS gold medal: MNRAS 89 (1929) 404

Category:1873 births
Category:1967 deaths
Category:Danish astronomers
Category:Scientists from Copenhagen
Category:Danish chemists