Short biography of Carlos Jaschek

Carlos Jaschek was a well-known astrophysicist who worked mainly with stellar physics and the taxonomy of stellar spectra. He was professor at the University of Strasbourg (France), director of the Strasbourg Observatory, and creator of the information centre for stellar data. In 1992 he founded the Sociétè Européenne pour l Astronomie dans la Culture (SEAC). He dedicated himself to stimulating innovative concepts and methods that would serve to open up new understandings of the many and deep interactions between astronomy and culture. He therefore strived to create an interdisciplinary and multicultural dialogue among researchers from all over the world. Carlos Jaschek died in April 1999.

You can find an extended biography of Carlos Jaschek online at BAAS obituary in the ADS.