Carlos Jaschek, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1926
Date of Death: 12-Apr-1999
Profession: astrophysicist
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Carlos Jaschek
- Carlos Jaschek (March 2, 1926 – April 12, 1999) was a German-born Argentine astrophysicist who spent time in the United States, lived in Switzerland, settled in France, became a French citizen and worked to make astronomical data accessible to all nations.
- As the second Director of a new center in Strasbourg, France, designed to be a computerized repository for data about the stars, he was part of its early team who were determined, clearsighted decision-makers when its resources were limited.Jaschek began in astronomy at La Plata, in South America, later directing its Astrophysics Department.
- He travelled and conducted research at many observatories along with his wife, the stellar astronomer and spectroscopist Mercedes Jaschek, with whom he spent a lifetime collaborating in research.
- They lived in Argentina from 1937 to 1973.
- With his wife and his other colleagues, Jaschek was involved with both stellar spectroscopy and photometry, the newly-accessible infrared(IR) and ultraviolet (UV) as well as visible light, astronomical statistics and guidelines for designating stars, and with the chemically peculiar starsIn addition to his research discoveries, he co-created atlases and catalogues and published them.
- He was President of the International Astronomical Union's Commission 45 Stellar Classification.
- and was an early proponent of creating astronomical databases.He founded an organization to encourage research on the impact of astronomy on society, the SEAC.
- The Jaschek's retired in 1993 and moved to Spain, continuing to be active in scientific endeavors.
- Mercedes Jaschek died in 1995, and Carlos Jaschek in 1999.
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