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Ejnar Hertzsprung
Hertzsprung (right) and Karl Schwarzschild in front of the Göttingen Observatory building (1909)
Born	(1873-10-08)8 October 1873 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	21 October 1967(1967-10-21) (aged 94) Roskilde, Denmark
Alma mater	Copenhagen Polytechnic (DTU)
Known for	Hertzsprung–Russell diagram
Awards	Bruce Medal 1937
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry, Astronomy
Institutions	Leiden Observatory

Ejnar Hertzsprung (8 October 1873 – 21 October 1967) was a Danish chemist and astronomer born in Copenhagen. In the period 1911–1913, together with Henry Norris Russell, he helped to create the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

• 1627 Ivar (25 September 1929)
• 1702 Kalahari (7 July 1924)

• Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1929
• Bruce Medal in 1937

• lunar impact crater Hertzsprung
• main-belt asteroid 1693 Hertzsprung

• Bruce Medal page
• Awarding of Bruce Medal: PASP 49 (1937) 65
• Awarding of RAS gold medal: MNRAS 89 (1929) 404

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