!!!Thomas, Oswald b. Brasov, Romania (then Kronstadt), July 27, 1882, d. Bonn (Germany), Feb. 7, 1963, astronomer, University Professor; 1915-1922 Director of the Urania observatory in Vienna, 1923 set up the Vienna Astronomical Bureau and 1927 the Planetarium (today in the Prater recreation area). !Works Das Wr. Planetarium, 1927; Himmel und Weltall, 1930; Astronomie, 1934; Wr. Sternabende, 1942; Atlas der Sternbilder, 1945 (with R. Teschner); Sternzeiger, 1958. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Thomas,_Oswald|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]