Max Wolf

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Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (June 21 1863 – October 3 1932) was a German astronomer. He was a pioneer of astrophotography.

Working in Heidelberg, he discovered more than 200 asteroids, beginning with 323 Brucia in 1891. He pioneered the use of astrophotographic techniques to automate the discovery of asteroids, as opposed to older visual methods, as a result of which asteroid discovery rates sharply increased. In time-exposure photographs, asteroids appear as short streaks due to their planetary motion with respect to fixed stars.

Among his many discoveries was 588 Achilles (the first Trojan asteroid) in 1906, as well as two other Trojans: 659 Nestor and 884 Priamus. He also discovered 887 Alinda in 1918, which is now recognized as an Earth-crossing Amor asteroid (or sometimes classified as the namesake of its own Alinda family).

The Minor Planet Center credits his discoveries as "M. F. Wolf"; there is a more recent "M. Wolf" who is Marek Wolf.

He also discovered or co-discovered some comets, including 14P/Wolf and 43P/Wolf-Harrington.

He also discovered Wolf 359, a red dwarf that is one of the nearest stars to our solar system. Note that Wolf-Rayet stars were co-discovered by French astronomer Charles Wolf and not by him.

He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1914. He won the Bruce Medal in 1930. Interestingly, the Bruce Medal and asteroid Brucia are both named after the same person, Catherine Wolfe Bruce.

Wolf crater on the Moon is named after him, and so is the asteroid 827 Wolfiana.

**Asteroids discovered: 248**
323 Brucia	December 22, 1891
325 Heidelberga	March 4, 1892
328 Gudrun	March 18, 1892
329 Svea	March 21, 1892
330 Adalberta	February 2, 1910
332 Siri	March 19, 1892
333 Badenia	August 22, 1892
334 Chicago	August 23, 1892
339 Dorothea	September 25, 1892
340 Eduarda	September 25, 1892
341 California	September 25, 1892
342 Endymion	October 17, 1892
343 Ostara	November 15, 1892
351 Yrsa	December 16, 1892
352 Gisela	January 12, 1893
353 Ruperto-Carola	January 16, 1893
385 Ilmatar	March 1, 1894
386 Siegena	March 1, 1894
391 Ingeborg	November 1, 1894
392 Wilhelmina	November 4, 1894
393 Lampetia	November 4, 1894
399 Persephone	February 23, 1895
401 Ottilia	March 16, 1895
407 Arachne	October 13, 1895
408 Fama	October 13, 1895
412 Elisabetha	January 7, 1896
413 Edburga	January 7, 1896
415 Palatia	February 7, 1896
417 Suevia	May 6, 1896
418 Alemannia	September 7, 1896
419 Aurelia	September 7, 1896
420 Bertholda	September 7, 1896
421 Z�hringia	September 7, 1896
434 Hungaria	September 11, 1898
435 Ella	September 11, 1898	with A. Schwassmann
436 Patricia	September 13, 1898	with A. Schwassmann
442 Eichsfeldia	February 15, 1899	with A. Schwassmann
443 Photographica	February 17, 1899	with A. Schwassmann
446 Aeternitas	October 27, 1899	with A. Schwassmann
447 Valentine	October 27, 1899	with A. Schwassmann
448 Natalie	October 27, 1899	with A. Schwassmann
449 Hamburga	October 31, 1899	with A. Schwassmann
450 Brigitta	October 10, 1899	with A. Schwassmann
455 Bruchsalia	May 22, 1900	with A. Schwassmann
456 Abnoba	June 4, 1900	with A. Schwassmann
457 Alleghenia	September 15, 1900	with A. Schwassmann
458 Hercynia	September 21, 1900	with A. Schwassmann
459 Signe	October 22, 1900
460 Scania	October 22, 1900
461 Saskia	October 22, 1900
462 Eriphyla	October 22, 1900
463 Lola	October 31, 1900
464 Megaira	January 9, 1901
465 Alekto	January 13, 1901
466 Tisiphone	January 17, 1901	with L. Carnera
467 Laura	January 9, 1901
468 Lina	January 18, 1901
471 Papagena	June 7, 1901
473 Nolli	February 13, 1901
474 Prudentia	February 13, 1901
480 Hansa	May 21, 1901	with L. Carnera
482 Petrina	March 3, 1902
483 Seppina	March 4, 1902
484 Pittsburghia	April 29, 1902
488 Kreusa	June 26, 1902	with L. Carnera
490 Veritas	September 3, 1902
491 Carina	September 3, 1902
492 Gismonda	September 3, 1902
493 Griseldis	September 7, 1902
494 Virtus	October 7, 1902
495 Eulalia	October 25, 1902
496 Gryphia	October 25, 1902
499 Venusia	December 24, 1902
500 Selinur	January 16, 1903
501 Urhixidur	January 18, 1903
502 Sigune	January 19, 1903
509 Iolanda	April 28, 1903
512 Taurinensis	June 23, 1903
513 Centesima	August 24, 1903
514 Armida	August 24, 1903
515 Athalia	September 20, 1903
520 Franziska	October 27, 1903	with P. G�tz
522 Helga	January 10, 1904
524 Fidelio	March 14, 1904
526 Jena	March 14, 1904
527 Euryanthe	March 20, 1904
528 Rezia	March 20, 1904
529 Preziosa	March 20, 1904
530 Turandot	April 11, 1904
531 Zerlina	April 12, 1904
532 Herculina	April 20, 1904
539 Pamina	August 2, 1904
540 Rosamunde	August 3, 1904
541 Deborah	August 4, 1904
549 Jessonda	November 15, 1904
550 Senta	November 16, 1904
551 Ortrud	November 16, 1904
552 Sigelinde	December 14, 1904
553 Kundry	December 27, 1904
555 Norma	January 14, 1905
557 Violetta	January 26, 1905
558 Carmen	February 9, 1905
559 Nanon	March 8, 1905
560 Delila	March 13, 1905
561 Ingwelde	March 26, 1905
562 Salome	April 3, 1905
565 Marbachia	May 9, 1905
570 Kythera	July 30, 1905
573 Recha	September 19, 1905
574 Reginhild	September 19, 1905
575 Renate	September 19, 1905
577 Rhea	October 20, 1905
578 Happelia	November 1, 1905
580 Selene	December 17, 1905
586 Thekla	February 21, 1906
587 Hypsipyle	February 22, 1906
588 Achilles	February 22, 1906
590 Tomyris	March 4, 1906
592 Bathseba	March 18, 1906
594 Mireille	March 27, 1906
597 Bandusia	April 16, 1906
598 Octavia	April 13, 1906
601 Nerthus	June 21, 1906
605 Juvisia	August 27, 1906
609 Fulvia	September 24, 1906
610 Valeska	September 26, 1906
641 Agnes	September 8, 1907
642 Clara	September 8, 1907
659 Nestor	March 23, 1908
683 Lanzia	July 23, 1909
692 Hippodamia	November 5, 1901	with A. Kopff
707 Ste�na	December 22, 1910
712 Boliviana	March 19, 1911
733 Mocia	September 16, 1912
798 Ruth	November 21, 1914
800 Kressmannia	March 20, 1915
801 Helwerthia	March 20, 1915
802 Epyaxa	March 20, 1915
805 Hormuthia	April 17, 1915
806 Gyldenia	April 18, 1915
807 Ceraskia	April 18, 1915
809 Lundia	August 11, 1915
810 Atossa	September 8, 1915
811 Nauheima	September 8, 1915
813 Baumeia	November 28, 1915
815 Coppelia	February 2, 1916
816 Juliana	February 8, 1916
817 Annika	February 6, 1916
818 Kapteynia	February 21, 1916
819 Barnardiana	March 3, 1916
820 Adriana	March 30, 1916
821 Fanny	March 31, 1916
822 Lalage	March 31, 1916
823 Sisigambis	March 31, 1916
826 Henrika	April 28, 1916
831 Stateira	September 20, 1916
832 Karin	September 20, 1916
833 Monica	September 20, 1916
834 Burnhamia	September 20, 1916
835 Olivia	September 23, 1916
836 Jole	September 23, 1916
837 Schwarzschilda	September 23, 1916
838 Seraphina	September 24, 1916
839 Valborg	September 24, 1916
840 Zenobia	September 25, 1916
841 Arabella	October 1, 1916
842 Kerstin	October 1, 1916
845 Na�ma	November 16, 1916
860 Ursina	January 22, 1917
861 A�da	January 22, 1917
862 Franzia	January 28, 1917
863 Benkoela	February 9, 1917
865 Zubaida	February 15, 1917
866 Fatme	February 25, 1917
868 Lova	April 26, 1917
870 Manto	May 12, 1917
871 Amneris	May 14, 1917
872 Holda	May 21, 1917
873 Mechthild	May 21, 1917
874 Rotraut	May 25, 1917
875 Nymphe	May 19, 1917
879 Ricarda	July 22, 1917
880 Herba	July 22, 1917
881 Athene	July 22, 1917
883 Matterania	September 14, 1917
884 Priamus	September 22, 1917
887 Alinda	January 3, 1918
888 Parysatis	February 2, 1918
889 Erynia	March 5, 1918
890 Waltraut	March 11, 1918
891 Gunhild	May 17, 1918
892 Seeligeria	May 31, 1918
893 Leopoldina	May 31, 1918
894 Erda	June 4, 1918
895 Helio	July 11, 1918
896 Sphinx	August 1, 1918
897 Lysistrata	August 3, 1918
898 Hildegard	August 3, 1918
899 Jokaste	August 3, 1918
900 Rosalinde	August 10, 1918
901 Brunsia	August 30, 1918
904 Rockefellia	October 29, 1918
907 Rhoda	November 12, 1918
908 Buda	November 30, 1918
914 Palisana	July 4, 1919
919 Ilsebill	October 30, 1918
927 Ratisbona	February 16, 1920
946 Po�sia	February 11, 1921
949 Hel	March 11, 1921
972 Cohnia	January 18, 1922
1008 La Paz	October 31, 1923
1021 Flammario	March 11, 1924
1038 Tuckia	November 24, 1924
1039 Sonneberga	November 24, 1924
1053 Vigdis	November 16, 1925
1069 Planckia	January 28, 1927
1134 Kepler	September 25, 1929
1141 Bohmia	January 4, 1930
1169 Alwine	August 30, 1930	with M. A. Ferrero
1178 Irmela	March 13, 1931
1179 Mally	March 19, 1931
1203 Nanna	October 5, 1931
1214 Richilde	January 1, 1932
1219 Britta	February 6, 1932
1365 Henyey	September 9, 1928
1514 Ricouxa	August 22, 1906
1661 Granule	March 31, 1916
1703 Barry	September 2, 1930
1967 Menzel	November 1, 1905
2017 Wesson	September 20, 1903
2119 Schwall	August 30, 1930	with M. A. Ferrero
2298 Cindijon	October 2, 1915
2373 Immo	August 4, 1929
2443 Tomeileen	January 24, 1906
2483 Guinevere	August 17, 1928
2533 Fechtig	November 3, 1905
2650 Elinor	March 14, 1931
2732 Witt	March 19, 1926
3034 Climenhaga	September 24, 1917
3202 Graff	January 3, 1908
3396 Muazzez	October 15, 1915
3626 Ohsaki	August 4, 1929
3907 Kilmartin	August 14, 1904
4588 Wislicenus	March 13, 1931
4775 Hansen	October 3, 1927
4809 Robertball	September 5, 1928
5702 Morando	March 16, 1931
5926 Sch�nfeld	August 4, 1929