Background
BRIICK, Hermann was born on August 15, 1905 in Berlin, Germany. Son of H. H. Briick and Margaret Briick.
BRIICK, Hermann was born on August 15, 1905 in Berlin, Germany. Son of H. H. Briick and Margaret Briick.
Augusta Gymnasium, Berlin-Charlottenburg and University of Bonn, Kiel, Munich and Cambridge.
Lecturer, Berlin University 1935. Research Association, Vatican Observatory 1936. Assistant Observer, Solar Physics Observatory, Cambridge 1937.
John Couch Adams Astronomer, Cambridge University 1943.
Assistant Director Cambridge Observatory 1946. Director Dunsink Observatory and Professor, of Astronomy, Dublin for Institute Advanced Studies 1947-1957.
Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Regius Professor, of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh 1957-1975, Dean Faculty of Science 1968-1970. Vice-President Royal Astronomical Society 1959-1961.
Pontifical Academy, of Sciences. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mainz.
Married 1st Irma Waitzfelder in 1936 (died in 1950), 2nd Mary T. Conway in 1951.