Charles Wolf (astronomer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French astronomer
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Place of Birth: Vorges, Hauts-de-France, France
About Charles Wolf (astronomer)
- Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf (9 November 1827 in Vorges – 4 July 1918) was a French astronomer. In 1862, Urbain Le Verrier offered him a post as assistant at the Paris Observatory. In 1867 he and Georges Rayet discovered Wolf–Rayet stars.
- Note however that the nearby red dwarf Wolf 359 was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf and not by him.
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