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Öpik, Ernst Julius, 1893-1985

LC control no.n 82090818
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingÖpik, Ernst Julius, 1893-1985
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Variant(s)Öpik, E. J. (Ernst Julius), 1893-1985
Öpik, Ernst, 1893-1985
Öpik, Ernst J. (Ernst Julius), 1893-1985
Öpik, E. (Ernst), 1893-1985
Associated countryIreland
Birth date18931022
Death date19850910
Place of birthKunda (Estonia)
Place of deathBangor (Northern Ireland)
Field of activityAstronomy
Music
Profession or occupationAstronomers
Composers
Found inHis Researches on the physical theory of meteor phenomena ...
Physics of meteor flight in the atmosphere, 2004: CIP t.p. (Ernst J. Öpik)
Eleegiline ballad, 1933: cover (E. Öpik)
Information from 678 field, converted 2014-04-16 (Astronomer, composer)
Wikipedia, May 19, 2014 (Ernst Öpik; Ernst Julius Öpik (22 October 1893 in Kunda-10 September 1985 in Bangor); Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist; spent the second half of his career (1948-1981) at the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland)
Biographical encyclopedia of astronomers, 2007: p. 855 (Öpik, Ernst Julius) p. 856 (accomplished amateur musician, both as a performer and composer; wrote some 3,000 pieces for piano as well as choral works)
Associated languageeng