# Paul Kempf

> German astronomer (1856–1920)

**Wikidata**: [Q5906057](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5906057)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kempf_(astronomer))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/paul-kempf-q5906057

## Summary

Paul Kempf was born on June 3, 1856, in Berlin [1][2]. He died on February 16, 1920, in Potsdam [1][2]. An astronomer and astrophysicist [2], Kempf practiced Lutheranism [3] and married Helene Kempf in 1888 [4].He studied at Frederick William University Berlin, Heidelberg University, and Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster [5][3]. Kempf worked at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam [2], specializing in solar physics and astrophysics [3]. His professional affiliations included the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the German Astronomical Society [6][2].


## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. [Familienstammbaum von Paul Friedrich Ferdinand Kempf. Geneanet](https://gw.geneanet.org/luitpold?n=kempf&oc=&p=paul+friedrich+ferdinand)
3. Mathematics Genealogy Project
4. Deutsche Biographie
5. Virtual International Authority File
6. CiNii Research
7. www.leopoldina.org
8. [Deutsche Biographie](https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz40538.html)
9. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
10. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File