Friedrich Hopfner
Friedrich Hopfner (28 October 1881 – 5 September 1949) was an Austrian geodesist, geophysicist and planetary scientist.
Friedrich Hopfner | |
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| Born | 28 October 1881 |
| Died | 5 September 1949 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague (German division) |
| Awards | Oskar Freiherr von Rothschild-Preis Seegenpreis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geodesy, geophysics, astronomy |
| Institutions | Prague Observatory Maritime Observatory in Trieste Vienna Bureau of Geodesy Austrian Geodetic Survey Vienna University of Technology |
As an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Empire he began his scientific work at the Bureau of Meteorology. In 1921 he became Chief Astronomer at the new Geodetic Survey of Austria (Federal Office for Metrology and Survey or Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen). From 1936 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1949 he was a professor at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) and over the 1948-9 term he was the university's rector.