Biography of Karl Schwarzschild

Karl Schwarzschild (* 9. October 1873 in Frankfurt; † 11. May 1916 in Potsdam) was a deutscher Astronom und Physiker. He was 42 years old. He had at least 2 children (1 son and 1 daughter). His education included Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Strasbourg and Lessing-Gymnasium. He worked at University of Göttingen, Kuffner observatory, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam. His cause of death was pemphigus. He was buried at Göttingen City Cemetery.