Biography of Walter Grotrian

Walter Grotrian (* 21. April 1890 in Aachen; † 3. March 1954 in Potsdam) was a deutscher Astronom und Astrophysiker. He was 63 years old. His education included University of Göttingen, Frederick William University Berlin and RWTH Aachen University. He worked at Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, University of Göttingen, Frederick William University Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His faith was Lutheranism. He was awarded the National Prize of East Germany.