Markus Pössel

German outreach scientist
Person human Q30078576
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Markus Pössel was born on 1972[1]. He has worked as a scientist[2] and translator[3].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[4]
  • Field of work: astrophysics[5], astronomy[6], general relativity[7]
  • Employer: Max Planck Institute for Astronomy[8], Haus der Astronomie[9]
  • Educated at: University of Hamburg[10]
  • Doctoral advisor: Hermann Nicolai[11]
  • Award received: Hanno and Ruth Roelin Prize for Science Journalism[12]
  • Member of: International Astronomical Union[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Given name: Markus[15]
  • Official website: http://www.haus-der-astronomie.de/home/poessel/[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[17]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[18]
  • Social media followers: 3114[19], 1408[20], 1412[21], 1413[22]

FAQs

What did Markus Pössel do for work?

Markus Pössel worked as a scientist[2] and translator[3].

Where did Markus Pössel go to school?

Markus Pössel was educated at University of Hamburg[10].

What awards did Markus Pössel receive?

Honors received include Hanno and Ruth Roelin Prize for Science Journalism[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . mpia.de. mpia.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Markus Pössel. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/markus-p-ssel
MLA “Markus Pössel.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/markus-p-ssel.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_markus-p-ssel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Markus Pössel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/markus-p-ssel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Markus Pössel — https://4ort.xyz/entity/markus-p-ssel (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/markus-p-ssel · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14528 → 36432
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14528: 36432, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259666|batch #259666]]"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → scientist, translator
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: scientist, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258357|batch #258357]]"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Hamburg
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Idref id → 121767353
    Ddb person (gnd) id → 121861716
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.