Carl K. Seyfert Was An American Astronomer

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Carl K. Seyfert was an American astronomer. Seyfert was born on February 11, 1911. He was the son of a pharmacist in Cleveland, Ohio where he also got his high school education (Messier). Although born in Cleveland, Ohio he died in Nashville, Tennessee on June 13,1960 in a automobile accident. Seyfert was 49 years old when he died. There was a galaxy named the ‘Seyfert galaxy’ after Carl K. Seyfert called attention to them in 1944 (Britannica). In this galaxy there were 2 different types that were recognized. In the year 1943 he made a paper all about stars with strong light emissions (Wikipedia).

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